gentility Antonyms
Strongest:
- brashness
- rudeness
- incivility
- casualness
- casualness
- surliness
- audacity
- impudence
- rudeness
- boorishness
- insolence
- impertinence
- sauciness
- discourtesy
- vulgarity
- brashness
- disrespect
- shamelessness
- boorishness
- disrespect
- audacity
- discourtesy
- surliness
- insolence
- churlishness
- informality
- impoliteness
- boldness
- vulgarity
- impoliteness
- impudence
- sauciness
- churlishness
- impertinence
- informality
- boldness
- shamelessness
- incivility
Strong:
- delinquency
- indecency
- clownishness
- delinquency
- inappropriateness
- ungraciousness
- impropriety
- audaciousness
- audaciousness
- incorrectness
- discourteousness
- presumption
- clownishness
- thoughtlessness
- presumption
- brassiness
- incorrectness
- inappropriateness
- impropriety
- discourteousness
- ungraciousness
- indecency
- arrogance
- loutishness
- arrogance
- brassiness
- thoughtlessness
- loutishness
Weak:
Meaning of gentility
gentility (n)
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
gentility (n.)
Good extraction; dignity of birth.
The quality or qualities appropriate to those who are well born, as self-respect, dignity, courage, courtesy, politeness of manner, a graceful and easy mien and behavior, etc.; good breeding.
The class in society who are, or are expected to be, genteel; the gentry.
Paganism; heathenism.
gentility Sentence Examples
- The gentility of her manner belied the harsh realities she faced.
- The etiquette classes aimed to instill gentility in the young debutantes.
- His gentility extended to the humblest of creatures.
- The gentle breeze carried the scent of blooming roses, adding a touch of gentility to the air.
- She moved with an air of refined gentility, her every step graceful and elegant.
- The artist captured the subject's gentility in a portrait that seemed to breathe with delicacy.
- The tea party was a display of gentility and refinement, with lace tablecloths and exquisite teacups.
- The old woman's gentility and kindness radiated from her wrinkled face.
- The flowers she arranged had a soft, ethereal gentility that filled the room with beauty.
- They spoke with a gentility that made even the most mundane conversations sound like poetry.
FAQs About the word gentility
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expressionGood extraction; dignity of birth., The quality or qualities appropriate to those who are well born, as s
politeness, courtesy, hospitality, gracefulness, civility, respectability, courteousness, graciousness, elegance, attentiveness
brashness, rudeness, incivility, casualness, casualness, surliness, audacity, impudence,rudeness, boorishness
The gentility of her manner belied the harsh realities she faced.
The etiquette classes aimed to instill gentility in the young debutantes.
His gentility extended to the humblest of creatures.
The gentle breeze carried the scent of blooming roses, adding a touch of gentility to the air.
