/ Dictionary / Index G gentility: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: gen•til•i•ty Pronunciation: ( jen-til'i-tē), [key] — n. good breeding or refinement. affected or pretentious politeness or elegance. the status of belonging to polite society. members of polite society collectively. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: gentility (Thesaurus) gentilism gentisate Related Content Daily Word Quiz: resilient Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language