| Main Entry: |
gentility |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
sophistication, cultivation |
Synonyms: |
aristocracy, blue blood, civility,
courtesy, courtliness,
culture,
decorum,
elegance,
elite,
etiquette, flower*, formality, gentle birth, gentlefolk, gentry, good breeding, good family, good manners, high birth, mannerliness, nobility, optimacy,
polish, politeness,
propriety, quality,
rank,
refinement, respectability, ruling class, society, upper class, upper crust, urbanity
|
Antonyms: |
coarseness, crudeness, roughness, rusticity
|
* = informal/non-formal usage
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