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Meanings of genteelness in English

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educació
Spanish
elegancia

Elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression.

        educació
        Usage of genteelness in English
        1
        I only ask you, out of your great virtue and genteelness, to lend me the armor I have asked you for.
        The White Knight: Tirant Lo Blanc
        2
        You will easily guess that Lady Temple(429) was the poetess, and that we were delighted with the genteelness of the thought and execution.
        The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
        3
        It seems equally superfluous to prove, that the COMPANIONABLE virtues of good manners and wit, decency and genteelness, are more desirable than the contrary qualities.
        An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
        Translations for genteelness
        Genteelness through the time