breeding, genteelness, gentility
(noun) elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gentility (countable and uncountable, plural gentilities)
(uncountable) The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior.
The upper classes, the gentry.
Source: Wiktionary
Gen*til"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. gentilitas the relationship of those who belong to the same clan, also, heathenism: cf. F. gentilité heathenism. See Gentile.]
1. Good extraction; dignity of birth. Macaulay. He . . . mines my gentility with my education. Shak.
2. The quality or qualities appropriate to those who are well born, as self-respect, dignity, courage, courtesy, politeness of manner, a graceful and easy mien and behavior, etc.; good breeding.
3. The class in society who are, or are expected to be, genteel; the gentry. [R.] Sir J. Davies.
4. Paganism; heathenism. [Obs.] Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 March 2025
(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
