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单词 gentility
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gen•til•i•ty /dʒɛnˈtɪlɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. good breeding or refinement;
    politeness and elegance.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gen•til•i•ty  ( jen til′i tē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. good breeding or refinement.
  2. affected or pretentious politeness or elegance.
  3. the status of belonging to polite society.
  4. members of polite society collectively.
  • Latin gentīlitāt- (stem of gentīlitās), equivalent. to gentīl(is) (see gentle) + -itāt- -ity
  • Old French gentilite
  • Middle English 1300–50
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged polish, grace, decorum, propriety.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gentility /dʒɛnˈtɪlɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. respectability and polite good breeding
  2. affected politeness
  3. noble birth or ancestry
  4. people of noble birth
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French gentilite, from Latin gentīlitās relationship of those belonging to the same tribe or family; see gens
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