1967-1969, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure He is the violence and fear of the boy of my stories, yet the gentility and sensitivity of poetry.
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Gentility
//ˌd͡ʒɛnˈtɪl.ə.ti//
Synonyms for "gentility" (53 found)
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Related words (26)
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12 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- елегантност noun (The state of being elegant)
Georgian
4 entries- გვარიშვილობა noun (The state of being elegant)
- დიდგვაროვნობა noun (The state of being elegant)
- ელეგანტურობა noun (The state of being elegant)
- კეთილშობილება noun (The state of being elegant)
German
3 entries- Vornehmheit noun (The state of being elegant)
- vornehme Herkunft noun (The state of being elegant)
- vornehme Lebensart noun (The state of being elegant)
Irish
1 entries- uaisleacht noun (The state of being elegant)
Polish
1 entries- dystynkcja noun (The state of being elegant)
Portuguese
2 entries- fidalguia noun (The state of being elegant)
- gentileza noun (The state of being elegant)
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A powerful visitors’ bureau has pushed the South Carolina city to the top of “best” lists by selling gentility. Critics say that has come at the expense of history and the city’s Black population.
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