gentlemanliness

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noun

The state of being a gentleman.

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Meanings

noungentlemanliness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being a gentleman.
  2. uncountablegentlemanly behaviour.

    But in addition to this, in both there seemed to me to be an underlying basis of gentlemanliness, not especially observable in the locomotive men, or many of them, of years ago.

    1949 March and April, F. G. Roe, “I Saw Three Englands–2”, in Railway Magazine, page 84

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gentlemanhoodgentlemanshiphonor

Origin

From gentlemanly + -ness.

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Translations

Finnish herrasmiehisyys, herrasmiesmäisyys
  • herrasmiehisyysbeing a gentleman
  • herrasmiesmäisyysgentlemanly behaviour
Hindi सज्जनता
  • सज्जनता (sajjantā)gentlemanly behaviour
Polish dżentelmeńskość, dżentelmeńskość
  • dżentelmeńskośćbeing a gentleman
  • dżentelmeńskośćgentlemanly behaviour
  • szarmanckośćgentlemanly behaviour
Portuguese cavalheirismo
  • cavalheirismogentlemanly behaviour
Cite this entry
APA

gentlemanliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentlemanliness

MLA

“gentlemanliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentlemanliness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gentlemanliness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gentlemanliness.

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