单词 | gentlemanliness |
释义 | gentlemanlinessn. rare before the 19th cent. The condition or quality of being a gentleman. Also: gentlemanly conduct. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > good manners or polite behaviour > as a result of good breeding > specific gentlemanship1541 gentlemanliness1565 gentlewomanliness1808 ladyhood1820 ladyism1826 ladylikeness1844 gentlemanlikeness1849 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > gentlemanliness or gentlewomanliness gentlerya1275 gentlemanship1541 gentlemanry1550 gentlemanliness1565 gentleshipa1568 gentlemanhood1767 gentlewomanliness1808 gentlewomanhood1853 1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus Generósitas, nobilitie: gentlemanlynes courage: kindelynes: aptenes in their kynde. 1703 W. Freke Divine Gram. iv. 135 By his Oeconomy he retrieved his renewed Gentlemanliness. 1818 Examiner 13 Sept. 586/2 Mr. Topping is also not remarkable for the gentlemanliness of the mode in which he conducts an examination. 1940 Times 25 June 9/5 Perhaps his most striking qualities were vigour of mind and body, sparkling humour and true gentlemanliness. 2017 Straits Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 11 Nov. [He] embodied the finest and noblest traditions of the legal profession—honesty, fair play, gentlemanliness and personal integrity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1565 |
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