1
as in manners
speech or behavior that is a sign of good breeding
was full of the same gentility and grace that marked the rest of the family
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2
as in nobility
the highest class in a society
as members of the gentility, they felt an obligation to help the less fortunate
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Recent Examples of gentility
Its noble gentility has been subtly adding to the DNA of the California sound.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Over the course of those decades, the drop in theatrical production was not accompanied by a rise in Times Square gentility.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Levinson, who can find warmth and humor in most circumstances, is naturally drawn toward Frank’s gentility.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Like Michaels, the band wanted to maintain its nonconformist cred, even though its members were verging on gentility.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Over the course of those decades, the drop in theatrical production was not accompanied by a rise in Times Square gentility.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
Levinson, who can find warmth and humor in most circumstances, is naturally drawn toward Frank’s gentility.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Like Michaels, the band wanted to maintain its nonconformist cred, even though its members were verging on gentility.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentility
Noun
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Harron and Turner emphasize the comedy of '80s yuppie manners inside Ellis' orgy of bloodlust, highlighting its savage satire of toxic masculinity and consumer excess.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Two top event planners share the modern dinner party manners every guest—and host—should know.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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De Saint Sernin’s spring show was inspired by his French nobility roots, specifically his grandmother, who was a countess.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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Mozzi hails from Italian nobility and is the chief executive of Banda Property.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Just last week, the 74-year-old actress shared a video of herself on Instagram wearing what can only be described as the embodiment of countryside elegance.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Jacobsen is a French American designer who often uses glass as her medium, crafting it into objects simultaneously sculptural and practical, bridging the gap between elegance and whimsy.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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Dark Renaissance will teach you a great deal about Marlowe’s brilliance and the Elizabethan era—its theater, the aristocracy, the spy craft, and the finer points of drawing and quartering religious dissidents.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Last season, the club finished 10th, just shy of the threshold for European competition—the aristocracy of old-world football.—
Mattia Ferraresi,
Air Mail,
25 Oct. 2025
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There’s a quixotic gallantry to appealing to a saner conservative and looking ahead to a post-Trump American politics.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Queen Elizabeth later awarded Beaton the George's Cross, Britain’s highest civilian award for gallantry, for his role in saving her daughter’s life, and bestowed honors on Callender, as well as the other policemen and onlookers who intervened.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Parker will play Mary Washington, George’s strong willed mother, while Rodgers will play Sally Cary, the charming beauty of the Virginia gentry who first sees his potential.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Elordi plays Heathcliff, the romantic anti-hero who is discovered on the streets before being taken in by a wealthy member of Britain’s landed gentry, only to fall in love with their daughter.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Altman wasn't joking about the price of politeness.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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For much of its running time, Speak No Evil is a pitch-black comedy of manners, with Bjørn and Louise pushed to the limits of their politeness by Patrick and Karin’s increasingly erratic behavior.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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The current Super Cruise system monitors a driver's attentiveness through the use of sensors and eye-detection cameras.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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His possession-by-possession attentiveness was not good.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Gentility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentility. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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