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Gentility vs Upbringing - What's the difference?

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Gentility is a related term of upbringing.


As nouns the difference between gentility and upbringing

is that gentility is (uncountable) the state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior while upbringing is the traits acquired during one's childhood training.

gentility

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Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior.
  • The upper classes, the gentry.

    • upbringing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The traits acquired during one's childhood training
  • The raising or training of a child.
    • Through her upbringing , Mildred's father had carefully programmed her to expect very little from life.

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