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41children's literature — Body of written works produced to entertain or instruct young people. The genre encompasses a wide range of works, including acknowledged classics of world literature, picture books and easy to read stories, and fairy tales, lullabies, fables,… …
42English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
43clownish — adjective Of or pertaining to the actions a clown, often in terms of inappropriate or boorish behaviour. 1815 He is very plain, undoubtedlyremarkably plain:but that is nothing compared with his entire want of gentility. I had no right to expect… …
44Nicholas Nickleby — The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Pour les articles homonymes, voir Nicholas Nickleby (homonymie). Nicholas Nickleby …
45CASTIGLIONE, Baldesar — (1478 1529) An Italian author, soldier, and diplomat, Baldesar Castigilone is best known for producing one of the most representative documents of Renaissance aristocratic culture. He was born to a somewhat impoverished, but decidedly… …
Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
46culture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cultivation, tillage; development, education, learning; enlightenment; refinement, breeding, polish; civilization. See agriculture, courtesy, improvement, knowledge. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of… …
47quality — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. attribute, property; excellence; trait, characteristic; status, brand, grade; nobility, gentility. See attribution, feeling, intrinsic, speciality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A characteristic] Syn.… …
48refinement — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of refining] Syn. cleaning, cleansing, purification, distillation, clarification, clarifying, draining, elutriation, depuration, detersion, cracking, filtration. 2. [Culture] Syn. civilization, cultivation, erudition …
49elegance — noun 1. a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste (Freq. 3) she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility • Ant: ↑inelegance • Derivationally related forms: ↑elegant • Hypernyms: ↑quality …
50genteelness — noun elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression • Syn: ↑breeding, ↑gentility • Derivationally related forms: ↑gentle (for: ↑gentility), ↑genteel • Hypernyms …
