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| gen·til·i·ty [ jen tíllətee ] |
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1. refinement: courteous and well-mannered behavior, especially when it suggests an upper-class background
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2. upper-class status: the status or way of life of somebody from the upper classes
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3. pretentiousness: exaggeratedly refined, delicate, or snobbish behavior, affected in order to create an impression of higher social status
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4. members of upper class: people from the upper classes
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| [14th century. < French gentilité< gentil (see gentle)] |
