gentility
noun pl. gentilities
- the condition of belonging by birth to the upper classes
- members of the upper class, collectively
- the quality of being genteel; now, specif., excessive or affected refinement and elegance
See gentility in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(jĕn-tĭlˈĭ-tē)
noun- The quality of being well-mannered; refinement.
- The condition of being born to the gentry.
- Persons of high social standing considered as a group.
- An attempt to convey or maintain the appearance of refinement and elegance.
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