gentilitynoun [ U ]
uk/dʒenˈtɪl.ə.ti/us/dʒenˈtɪl.ə.t̬i/the quality of being genteel:
an air (= manner) of gentility
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Manners & levels of formality
- buttoned-down
- ceremonial
- ceremonious
- ceremony
- decency
- formal
- formally
- genteel
- grace
- ground rules
- impropriety
- informal
- propriety
- pukka
- refinement
- solemnity
- stand on ceremony idiom
- stiff
- stiffly
- valediction
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