Synonyms of gentility

gentility

noun

jen-ˈti-lə-tē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manners
• elegance
• gallantry
• politeness
• attentiveness
• civility
• thoughtfulness
• gracefulness
• courteousness
• courtesy
• hospitality
• graciousness
• respectability
• mannerliness
• courtliness
• gentlemanliness
• genteelness
• refinement
• chivalry
• urbanity
• respect
• consideration
• breeding
• ceremony
• decorum
• deference
• formality
• ceremoniousness
• geniality
• knighthood
• politesse
• cordiality
• suaveness
• friendliness
• seemliness
• sociability
• affability
• humility
• meekness
• decency
• knightliness
• gentilesse
• unctuousness
• ceremonialness
• chivalrousness
• decorousness
• modesty
• propriety
• polish
• shyness
• felicitousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rudeness
• boldness
• incivility
• surliness
• discourtesy
• insolence
• brashness
• disrespect
• impoliteness
• audacity
• impudence
• impertinence
• shamelessness
• vulgarity
• sauciness
• boorishness
• informality
• casualness
• churlishness
• ungraciousness
• delinquency
• audaciousness
• presumption
• impropriety
• arrogance
• indecency
• brassiness
• inappropriateness
• loutishness
• clownishness
• discourteousness
• incorrectness
• thoughtlessness
• conceit
• pretentiousness
• inconsiderateness
• inconsideration
• improperness

2

as in nobility

the highest class in a society

as members of the gentility, they felt an obligation to help the less fortunate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nobility
• aristocracy
• gentry
• gentlefolk
• elite
• upper class
• patriciate
• society
• upper crust
• quality
• café society
• glitterati
• beautiful people
• A-list
• jet set
• plutocracy
• haut monde
• Four Hundred
• carriage trade
• beau monde

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• proletariat
• peasantry
• proletarians
• (the) people
• (the) public
• commoners
• bourgeoisie
• peonage
• plebeians
• (the) crowd
• (the) masses
• rank and file
• (the) populace
• middle class
• plebs
• working class
• dregs
• rabble
• (the) mob
• riffraff
• scum
• trash
• (the) herd
• rabblement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gentility

But his natural gentility is tough to dress down. — Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026

But for many Southerners, the changing accent represents the conflict between progress and tradition, between growing demographic and economic power, and the gauzy gentility and family-centric nature of the traditional American South. — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2026

But the glory and gentility that had been the Pontchartrain was gone. — Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026

In modernizing and Americanizing the Charles Dickens novel, Alfonso Cuarón expunged many of Great Expectations’s subplots in favor of a 1998-friendly romantic drama that cemented Paltrow as an emblem of gentility. — Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2025