单词 | genteelism |
释义 | genteelism[ jen-tee-liz-uhm ] / dʒɛnˈti lɪz əm / nouna word or phrase used in place of another, supposedly less genteel term: “Limb” is a genteelism for “leg.” Origin of genteelismFirst recorded in 1925–30; genteel + -ism Words nearby genteelismGenseric, gent, gentamicin, gentamicin sulfate, genteel, genteelism, gentian, gentianaceous, gentian blue, gentianella, gentian family Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for genteelism
British Dictionary definitions for genteelismgenteelism / (dʒɛnˈtiːlɪzəm) / nouna word or phrase used in place of a less genteel one Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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