Dictionary
gen•til•i•ty
Pronunciation: ( jen-til'i-tē), [key]—
n.
1. good breeding or refinement.
2. affected or pretentious politeness or elegance.
3. the status of belonging to polite society.
4. members of polite society collectively.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.