gentilesse
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.gen·ti·lesse
noun \ˌjen-tə-ˈles\Definition of GENTILESSE
: decorum of conduct befitting a member of the gentry
Origin of GENTILESSE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from gentil
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with GENTILESSE
ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
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