gentilesse

gen·ti·lesse

noun \ˌjen-tə-ˈles\

Definition of GENTILESSE

: decorum of conduct befitting a member of the gentry

Origin of GENTILESSE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from gentil

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with GENTILESSE

ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, decompress, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process