GENTEELNESS

breeding, genteelness, gentility

(noun) elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

genteelness (countable and uncountable, plural genteelnesses)

The quality of being genteel.

Source: Wiktionary


Gen*teel"ness, n.

Definition: The quality of being genteel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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COWBERRY

(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries


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