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Humility vs Gentility - What's the difference?

humility | gentility |

As nouns the difference between humility and gentility

is that humility is the characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior while gentility is the state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior.

humility

English

(wikipedia humility)

Noun

  • The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

    • Usage notes

    * Commonly used to mean “modesty, lack of pride” (with respect to one’s achievements), and in formal religious contexts to refer to a transcendent egolessness.

    Synonyms

    * egolessness, humilitude, meekness, modesty, self-effacement

    Antonyms

    * pride

    Related terms

    * humble * humiliate * humiliation * humus

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    gentility

    English

    Noun

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