gentyadj.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɛnti/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɛn(t)i/, Scottish English

/ˈdʒɛntɪ/

Forms: 1600s genty; Scottish pre-1700 1700s– genty, 1700s jenty, 1800s 2000s– gentie.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French gentil.

Etymology: < French gentil (see gentile adj.). Compare slightly later gentee adj. and jaunty adj.

Chiefly Scottish.

1. Genteel; courteous, well-bred, refined.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective]

metheOE

hendc1225

debonairc1230

hendya1250

courteousc1275

hendlyc1275

bonairc1300

quaintc1300

sweetc1330

graciousa1375

meetha1400

debonary1402

debonariousc1485

humanec1500

civil1565

genty1660

discreet1739

polite1751

politeful1832

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [adjective]

gentle?c1225

gentc1300

gentlemanlya1450

gentlemanlike1565

genteel1628

genty1660

gentee1664

gentlemany1728

niblike1834

nibsome1839

upstairs1942

1660 G. Mackenzie Aretina i. 39 Those Civilities and Court-modes, which the Ladies at Courts will expect from you, I know your wit sports it self by such genty recreations.

1663 (?a1500) Pleasant Hist. Roswall & Lillian sig. A4 When thou dost come to that Country, Carry thy self right honestly, Be Courteous, Genty, kind and free.

1863 J. L. W. By-gone Days 175 I wonder where she got sic genty ways as she had.

1922 Swatches o' Hamespun 54 I gae nae tent tae genty gash.

2000 R. Fairnie Scots Tung Wittins (SCOTS) No. 78 His vice is faur ower Scots for gentie Suddron lugs.

2. Suitable for or characteristic of a genteel person; dainty, pretty, graceful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > pretty

gentc1275

pretty1440

jant1638

dimber1665

belle1668

genty1701

prettyish1741

maidenish-looking1789

darling1805

pooty1825

pitty1826

purty1829

mooi1850

dotey1852

cute1868

1701 Discription Cockernonie (single sheet) She must be bonie, And scorns to walk unlesse she have, a genty Cockernonie.

a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 886 Sae sweetly move her genty limbs, Like music-notes o' Lovers hymns.

1819 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 5 735 His waistcoat, coat and breeches, were all cut off the same web, of a beautiful snuff-colour, or a modest genty drab.

1939 A. B. Scott Old Days & Ways in Newton Mearns i. 20 Did the Queen [Mary] ever fare through our parish on that genty palfrey of hers?

1985 Chapman No. 40. 30 There in thon fremmit grun they howk Neath trees whase gentie leaves pynt doun Tae kythin o their courss beginnins.

Derivatives

ˈgentiness n. gentility; refined manners and courteousness; an instance of this.

ΚΠ

1671 tr. A. de Courtin Rules Civility i. 2 The Gentyness and plausibility, of which you desire information; is..but the modesty and decorum to be observed by every one.

1885 ‘J. Strathesk’ More Bits from Blinkbonny 174 She..still retained some of the ‘gentiness’ of the town-bred lady.

1984 B. Holton tr. S. Nai'an Men o the Mossflow ii, in Cencrastus No. 16. 29/1 Ance an the common gentienesses wir by mither an son baith set theirsels doun, an the Auld Maister speirit o them 'Whaur cam ye frae?'

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	genty
释义	gentyadj. Brit. /ˈdʒɛnti/, U.S. /ˈdʒɛn(t)i/, Scottish English /ˈdʒɛntɪ/ Forms: 1600s genty; Scottish pre-1700 1700s– genty, 1700s jenty, 1800s 2000s– gentie. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French gentil. Etymology: < French gentil (see gentile adj.). Compare slightly later gentee adj. and jaunty adj. Chiefly Scottish. 1. Genteel; courteous, well-bred, refined. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] metheOE hendc1225 debonairc1230 hendya1250 courteousc1275 hendlyc1275 bonairc1300 quaintc1300 sweetc1330 graciousa1375 meetha1400 debonary1402 debonariousc1485 humanec1500 civil1565 genty1660 discreet1739 polite1751 politeful1832 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [adjective] gentle?c1225 gentc1300 gentlemanlya1450 gentlemanlike1565 genteel1628 genty1660 gentee1664 gentlemany1728 niblike1834 nibsome1839 upstairs1942 1660 G. Mackenzie Aretina i. 39 Those Civilities and Court-modes, which the Ladies at Courts will expect from you, I know your wit sports it self by such genty recreations. 1663 (?a1500) Pleasant Hist. Roswall & Lillian sig. A4 When thou dost come to that Country, Carry thy self right honestly, Be Courteous, Genty, kind and free. 1863 J. L. W. By-gone Days 175 I wonder where she got sic genty ways as she had. 1922 Swatches o' Hamespun 54 I gae nae tent tae genty gash. 2000 R. Fairnie Scots Tung Wittins (SCOTS) No. 78 His vice is faur ower Scots for gentie Suddron lugs. 2. Suitable for or characteristic of a genteel person; dainty, pretty, graceful. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > pretty gentc1275 pretty1440 jant1638 dimber1665 belle1668 genty1701 prettyish1741 maidenish-looking1789 darling1805 pooty1825 pitty1826 purty1829 mooi1850 dotey1852 cute1868 1701 Discription Cockernonie (single sheet) She must be bonie, And scorns to walk unlesse she have, a genty Cockernonie. a1796 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 886 Sae sweetly move her genty limbs, Like music-notes o' Lovers hymns. 1819 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 5 735 His waistcoat, coat and breeches, were all cut off the same web, of a beautiful snuff-colour, or a modest genty drab. 1939 A. B. Scott Old Days & Ways in Newton Mearns i. 20 Did the Queen [Mary] ever fare through our parish on that genty palfrey of hers? 1985 Chapman No. 40. 30 There in thon fremmit grun they howk Neath trees whase gentie leaves pynt doun Tae kythin o their courss beginnins. Derivatives ˈgentiness n. gentility; refined manners and courteousness; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1671 tr. A. de Courtin Rules Civility i. 2 The Gentyness and plausibility, of which you desire information; is..but the modesty and decorum to be observed by every one. 1885 ‘J. Strathesk’ More Bits from Blinkbonny 174 She..still retained some of the ‘gentiness’ of the town-bred lady. 1984 B. Holton tr. S. Nai'an Men o the Mossflow ii, in Cencrastus No. 16. 29/1 Ance an the common gentienesses wir by mither an son baith set theirsels doun, an the Auld Maister speirit o them 'Whaur cam ye frae?' This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1660
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