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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