Definition of Gentility

class or a good upbringing

Examples of Gentility in a sentence

Ed’s lack of gentility was evident when he started to drink the water in his fingerbowl.  

When speaking of role models, one can not help but make note of the queen’s gentility.  

Richard must marry a woman of gentility because his parents are members of society’s upper crust.  

While the Kline family was once the picture of gentility, several of its members have since been arrested on criminal charges.  

People of gentility know the difference between a salad fork and a dinner fork.  

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