gentlemanliness.html - adj., v., & n. --adj.

(gentler, gentlest)
1 not rough; mild or kind, esp. in temperament.
2 moderate; not severe or drastic (a gentle rebuke; a gentle breeze).
3 (of birth, pursuits, etc.) honourable, of or fit for people of good social position.
4 quiet; requiring patience (gentle art).
5 archaic generous, courteous.

--v.

tr.
1 make gentle or docile.
2 handle (a horse etc.) firmly but gently.

--n.

a maggot, the larva of the meat-fly or bluebottle used as fishing-bait.

gentleness n. gently adv. [ME f. OF gentil f. L gentilis: see GENTILE]

gentlemanliness.html - n.pl. literary people of good family.

gentlemanliness.html - n.
(pl. -men)
1 a man (in polite or formal use).
2 a chivalrous or well-bred man.
3 a man of good social position or of wealth and leisure (country gentleman).
4 a man of gentle birth attached to a royal household (gentleman in waiting).
5 (in pl. as a form of address) a male audience or the male part of an audience.

gentleman-at-arms one of a sovereign's bodyguard. gentleman farmer a country gentleman who farms. gentleman's (or -men's) agreement one which is binding in honour but not legally enforceable. [GENTLE + MAN after OF gentilz hom]

gentlemanliness.html - adj.
like a gentleman in looks or behaviour; befitting a gentleman.

gentlemanliness n.

gentlemanliness.html - n.
(pl. -women) archaic a woman of good birth or breeding.

gentlemanliness.html - adj., v., & n. --adj.

(gentler, gentlest)
1 not rough; mild or kind, esp. in temperament.
2 moderate; not severe or drastic (a gentle rebuke; a gentle breeze).
3 (of birth, pursuits, etc.) honourable, of or fit for people of good social position.
4 quiet; requiring patience (gentle art).
5 archaic generous, courteous.

--v.

tr.
1 make gentle or docile.
2 handle (a horse etc.) firmly but gently.

--n.

a maggot, the larva of the meat-fly or bluebottle used as fishing-bait.

gentleness n. gently adv. [ME f. OF gentil f. L gentilis: see GENTILE]