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“gentility” in Latin
ingenuitāsThe condition of being free-born or noble; noble-mindedness, ingenuousnessvenustuscharming, friendly, lovely, pleasing, comely, beautiful, elegant; artistic, elegant; affable, elegant, charmingurbānitāsAn instance of living in the city; city life.; City fashions or manners; refinement, politeness, courtesy, urbanity, sop
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
gentility
ingenuitas (the state of a free-born, mostly well-born man; ☞ Liv., 8, 28, 4): venustas; elegantia morum: dulcedo morum et suavitas (refined manners, etc.): urbanitas (politeness): ☞ gentilitas = clanship, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for gentility?
- The usual Latin words for “gentility” are ingenuitās, venustus, urbānitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.