How to pronounce gentility
American English pronunciation
jen-TIL-uh-tee
- IPA
- /ˌdʒɛnˈtɪləti/
- Syllables
- jen · TIL · uh · tee (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What gentility means
Polished manners and an upper-class air
In a sentence: Grandma poured tea into tiny cups with a gentility that made us all sit up straight.
Where it comes from: It comes from gentilité, an old French word.
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