Gentility — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒɛntˈɪlᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒɛntˈɪlɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒɛntˈɪlɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /dʒɛntˈɪlᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

genteelness breeding

Word Forms

genteel	adjective	marked by refinement in taste and manners
gentle	adjective	belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vornehmheit

Eleganz aufgrund der Feinheit der Art und des Ausdrucks

🇫🇷French

gentilité

élégance en raison de la finesse des manières et de l'expression

🇪🇸Spanish

gentilidad

Elegancia en virtud de la delicadeza de modales y expresión.

🇮🇹Italian

gentilezza

eleganza in virtù della finezza dei modi e dell'espressione

🇳🇱Dutch

vriendelijkheid

elegantie dankzij de fijnheid van manier van doen en expressie

🇵🇹Portuguese

gentileza

elegância em virtude da delicadeza de maneiras e expressão

🇷🇺Russian

аристократизм

элегантность благодаря утонченности манер и выражения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उमरा

ढंग और अभिव्यक्ति की सुंदरता के आधार पर सुंदरता

🇧🇩Bengali

ভদ্রতা

পদ্ধতি এবং অভিব্যক্তির সূক্ষ্মতার গুণে কমনীয়তা

🇮🇳Tamil

சாந்தம்

நேர்த்தியான நடத்தை மற்றும் வெளிப்பாட்டின் நுணுக்கத்தால்

🇮🇳Telugu

సౌమ్యత

పద్ధతి మరియు వ్యక్తీకరణ యొక్క చక్కదనం ద్వారా చక్కదనం

🇮🇳Marathi

सभ्यता

रीतीने आणि अभिव्यक्तीच्या सूक्ष्मतेमुळे अभिजातता

🇮🇳Gujarati

નમ્રતા

રીતભાત અને અભિવ્યક્તિની સુંદરતાના આધારે લાવણ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೌಮ್ಯತೆ

ಶೈಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮತೆಯ ಗುಣದಿಂದ ಸೊಬಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാന്യത

പെരുമാറ്റത്തിൻ്റെയും ആവിഷ്കാരത്തിൻ്റെയും സൂക്ഷ്മതയാൽ ചാരുത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੋਮਲਤਾ

ਢੰਗ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵੇ ਦੀ ਸੂਖਮਤਾ ਦੇ ਗੁਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੁੰਦਰਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

نرمی

انداز اور اظہار کی خوبصورتی کی وجہ سے خوبصورتی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

绅士风度

优雅源于优雅的举止和表情

🇯🇵Japanese

優しさ

態度と表現の繊細さによる優雅さ

🇰🇷Korean

상류 계급

매너와 표현의 섬세함으로 인한 우아함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự dịu dàng

sự sang trọng nhờ sự tinh tế trong cách thức và cách thể hiện

🇹🇭Thai

ความสุภาพอ่อนโยน

ความสง่างามโดยอาศัยความวิจิตรแห่งกิริยาและการแสดงออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

keturunan ningrat

keanggunan berdasarkan kehalusan sikap dan ekspresi

🇵🇭Filipino

kabaitan

kakisigan sa bisa ng kagandahang asal at pagpapahayag

🇲🇾Malay

kelembutan

keanggunan berdasarkan kehalusan cara dan ekspresi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكياسة

الأناقة بحكم دقة الأسلوب والتعبير

🇮🇷Persian

جوانمردی

ظرافت به دلیل ظرافت شیوه و بیان

🇹🇷Turkish

kibarlık

tarz ve ifadenin inceliğinden kaynaklanan zarafet

🇮🇱Hebrew

גויות

אלגנטיות בזכות עדינות הצורה והביטוי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'gentility'?

The primary meaning of 'gentility' is 'elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression'.

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Using 'gentility' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'gentility' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'gentility' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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