gentilessen.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɛntᵻˈlɛs/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɛn(t)əˈlɛs/

Forms: Middle English gentelesse, Middle English gentilesce, Middle English gentilese, Middle English gentiless, Middle English gentilisse, Middle English gentilles, Middle English gentilless, Middle English gentillesse, Middle English gentyllesse, Middle English gentylys, Middle English– gentilesse.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French gentilesse.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French gentilesse, gentillesse, gentilesce (French gentillesse ) fact or condition of being of noble birth or rank, courtesy, graciousness, refinement (all late 12th cent. in Old French), nobility of manners (mid 14th cent.), act of courtesy (late 14th cent.) < gentil (see genteel adj., gentle adj.) + -esse -ess suffix². Compare gentility n.Compare Catalan gentilesa (14th cent.), Italian gentilezza (a1250). It is unclear whether the following slightly earlier quot. shows a transmission error for this word, or perhaps an isolated borrowing of Anglo-Norman gentilrise (end of the 13th cent.; apparently an alteration of gentilesse after genterise gentrice n.):c1330 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Auch.) (1952) l. 270 Þer men miȝt reuþe ysen..Oft bimene his pruesse..His gentilirs [c1400 Laud gentrise], his curteisie.

a. The fact or condition of being of gentle birth or rank. Also: courtesy, graciousness, or refinement, esp. as considered to be qualities associated with people of gentle birth or rank; an instance of this. historical or archaic in later use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > good manners or polite behaviour > as a result of good breeding

gentilesse1340

gentryc1390

afaitementc1400

gentleness?c1400

gentility1590

breeding1600

good breeding1603

genteelism1849

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentility

gentilesse1340

gentility1340

gentlenessc1425

genteelness1636

gentrice1722

ingenuousness1796

gentlehood1861

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 89 Þet is þe gratteste noblesse and þe heȝeste gentilesse þet me may to hopye and cliue.

?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) iii. pr. vi. l. 2154 It semeþ þat gentilesse be a maner preysynge þat comeþ of decert of auncestres.

c1475 J. Lydgate Stans Puer (Harl. 2251) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 30 Whereso euer that thow dyne or soupe, Of gentilesse take salt withe thy knyf.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccxxxviii/1 Gentylesse..semeth..be input to gentylmen, that they shulden not varyen fro the vertues of their auncestres.

1658 T. Tanner Entrance of Mazzarini Continued 104 An Italian, a Cardinall, the most accort and full of Gentilesse of any other, was generally accepted with these Princes.

1847 New Monthly Mag. July 341 It is impossible to imagine any thing more engaging than the gentilesse of this charming actress.

1888 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion (new ed.) I. i. 88 Who out of their gentilesses had submitted the difficulties and mysteries of the law to be measured by the standard of general reason.

1981 J. B. Allen & T. A. Moritz Distinction of Stories v. 147 Gentilesse, of course, is the ground and definition of medieval status, the basis of social and even moral distinction.

2005 Daily Tel. 16 Mar. 16/3 So impressed was the King by her gentilesse that Mrs Coade's commercial future was assured.

†b. As a count noun: an act of courtesy or kindness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun]

gentilessea1413

courtesya1475

humanitya1533

urbanities1630

courtship1631

civility1645

gallantry1673

complaisance1710

politeness1720

complacency1749

attention1752

customary1756

sensibility1795

personality1811

amenity1826

suavities1852

a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) iii. l. 882 What platly and ye suffre hym in distresse, Ye neyþer bounte don ne gentilesse.

1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion i. 19 This pretty Confidence, and the Gentilesses she entertained me with..took me exceedingly.

1670 R. Graham Angliæ Speculum Morale 145 This new Flame..spurred on the Youth to little Gallantries, and Gentilesses.

†c. In extended use, with reference to plants or fruit: the fact of being of good stock; excellence; high quality. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) iii. l. 875 Fruytes..that ar of gentilesse.

c1450 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Bodl. Add.) xi. l. 28 This is a preef of craftes [?1440 Duke Humphrey graffis; L. furculorum] gentillesse.

†2. With reference to physical beauty: slenderness; elegance. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > state of having

smallnessa1387

gentilessec1405

slendernessa1538

gracility1623

slimness1727

slightness1788

jimpness1885

petiteness1887

c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Squire's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 418 A Faukon..of fairnesse As wel of plumage as of gentillesse Of shap.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gentilesse
释义	gentilessen. Brit. /ˌdʒɛntᵻˈlɛs/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛn(t)əˈlɛs/ Forms: Middle English gentelesse, Middle English gentilesce, Middle English gentilese, Middle English gentiless, Middle English gentilisse, Middle English gentilles, Middle English gentilless, Middle English gentillesse, Middle English gentyllesse, Middle English gentylys, Middle English– gentilesse. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French gentilesse. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French gentilesse, gentillesse, gentilesce (French gentillesse ) fact or condition of being of noble birth or rank, courtesy, graciousness, refinement (all late 12th cent. in Old French), nobility of manners (mid 14th cent.), act of courtesy (late 14th cent.) < gentil (see genteel adj., gentle adj.) + -esse -ess suffix². Compare gentility n.Compare Catalan gentilesa (14th cent.), Italian gentilezza (a1250). It is unclear whether the following slightly earlier quot. shows a transmission error for this word, or perhaps an isolated borrowing of Anglo-Norman gentilrise (end of the 13th cent.; apparently an alteration of gentilesse after genterise gentrice n.):c1330 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Auch.) (1952) l. 270 Þer men miȝt reuþe ysen..Oft bimene his pruesse..His gentilirs [c1400 Laud gentrise], his curteisie. 1. a. The fact or condition of being of gentle birth or rank. Also: courtesy, graciousness, or refinement, esp. as considered to be qualities associated with people of gentle birth or rank; an instance of this. historical or archaic in later use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > good manners or polite behaviour > as a result of good breeding gentilesse1340 gentryc1390 afaitementc1400 gentleness?c1400 gentility1590 breeding1600 good breeding1603 genteelism1849 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > gentry > [noun] > gentility gentilesse1340 gentility1340 gentlenessc1425 genteelness1636 gentrice1722 ingenuousness1796 gentlehood1861 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 89 Þet is þe gratteste noblesse and þe heȝeste gentilesse þet me may to hopye and cliue. ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) iii. pr. vi. l. 2154 It semeþ þat gentilesse be a maner preysynge þat comeþ of decert of auncestres. c1475 J. Lydgate Stans Puer (Harl. 2251) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 30 Whereso euer that thow dyne or soupe, Of gentilesse take salt withe thy knyf. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccxxxviii/1 Gentylesse..semeth..be input to gentylmen, that they shulden not varyen fro the vertues of their auncestres. 1658 T. Tanner Entrance of Mazzarini Continued 104 An Italian, a Cardinall, the most accort and full of Gentilesse of any other, was generally accepted with these Princes. 1847 New Monthly Mag. July 341 It is impossible to imagine any thing more engaging than the gentilesse of this charming actress. 1888 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion (new ed.) I. i. 88 Who out of their gentilesses had submitted the difficulties and mysteries of the law to be measured by the standard of general reason. 1981 J. B. Allen & T. A. Moritz Distinction of Stories v. 147 Gentilesse, of course, is the ground and definition of medieval status, the basis of social and even moral distinction. 2005 Daily Tel. 16 Mar. 16/3 So impressed was the King by her gentilesse that Mrs Coade's commercial future was assured. †b. As a count noun: an act of courtesy or kindness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] gentilessea1413 courtesya1475 humanitya1533 urbanities1630 courtship1631 civility1645 gallantry1673 complaisance1710 politeness1720 complacency1749 attention1752 customary1756 sensibility1795 personality1811 amenity1826 suavities1852 a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) iii. l. 882 What platly and ye suffre hym in distresse, Ye neyþer bounte don ne gentilesse. 1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion i. 19 This pretty Confidence, and the Gentilesses she entertained me with..took me exceedingly. 1670 R. Graham Angliæ Speculum Morale 145 This new Flame..spurred on the Youth to little Gallantries, and Gentilesses. †c. In extended use, with reference to plants or fruit: the fact of being of good stock; excellence; high quality. Obsolete. ΚΠ tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) iii. l. 875 Fruytes..that ar of gentilesse. c1450 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Bodl. Add.) xi. l. 28 This is a preef of craftes [?1440 Duke Humphrey graffis; L. furculorum] gentillesse. †2. With reference to physical beauty: slenderness; elegance. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > slim shape or physique > [noun] > state of having smallnessa1387 gentilessec1405 slendernessa1538 gracility1623 slimness1727 slightness1788 jimpness1885 petiteness1887 c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Squire's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 418 A Faukon..of fairnesse As wel of plumage as of gentillesse Of shap. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1340
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