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Synonyms of gentility in English:

gentility


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noun

1‘her grandmother's pretensions to gentility’

SYNONYMS
social superiority, respectability, refinement, pre-eminence, pride of place, distinction, ascendancy
British informal poshness
humorous couth
ANTONYMS

vulgarity

2‘an aura of elegance and gentility’

SYNONYMS
respectability, refinement, polish, decorousness, correctness, seemliness, politeness, good manners, culture, breeding, cultivation, sophistication, courtesy, ladylikeness, gentlemanliness, civility, elegance, style, stylishness, urbanity, civilization, courtliness, dignity, grace, graciousness, punctiliousness
affectedness, affectation, ostentation, ostentatiousness
dated mannerliness