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genteel
genteelbelonging to polite society; well-bred or refined; polite; elegant: She has the genteel demeanor of a woman of breeding.
Not to be confused with:gentile – pertaining to non-Jewish people, especially a Christiangen·teel G0087600 (jĕn-tēl′)adj.1. Refined or polite, often in an affected way: "Who better to domesticate him than the most genteel woman in the world? What better to housebreak him than ... a delicate actress with beautiful diction for his wife?" (Philip Roth). See Synonyms at polite.2. Typical or characteristic of the upper class: "His family background was somewhat less genteel than his Brahmin name and Harvard pedigree might suggest" (Scot French).3. Elegantly stylish or fashionable: genteel manners and appearance.
[French gentil, from Old French; see gentle.]
gen·teel′ly adv.gen·teel′ness n.genteel (dʒɛnˈtiːl) adj1. affectedly proper or refined; excessively polite2. respectable, polite, and well-bred: a genteel old lady. 3. appropriate to polite or fashionable society: genteel behaviour. [C16: from French gentil well-born; see gentle] genˈteelly adv genˈteelness ngen•teel (dʒɛnˈtil)
adj. 1. belonging or suited to polite society. 2. well-bred; polite; elegant. 3. affectedly polite or delicate. [1590–1600; < Middle French gentil; see gentle] gen•teel′ly, adv. gen•teel′ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | genteel - marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"cultured, polite, civilised, civilized, cultivatedrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" |
genteeladjective refined, cultured, mannerly, elegant, formal, gentlemanly, respectable, polite, cultivated, courteous, courtly, well-bred, ladylike, well-mannered two maiden ladies with genteel manners and voices
rude, unaffected, unrefined, impolite, inelegant, plebeian, discourteous, unpolished, uncultured, ill-bred, unmannerly, low-bredgenteeladjective1. Characterized by good manners:civil, courteous, mannerly, polite, well-bred, well-mannered.2. Marked by excessive concern for propriety and good form:bluenosed, old-maidish, precise, priggish, prim, prissy, proper, prudish, puritanical, strait-laced, stuffy, Victorian.Idiom: prim and proper.Translationsgenteel (dʒənˈtiːl) adjective acting, talking etc with a very great (often too great) attention to the rules of polite behaviour. She was laughed at for being too genteel. (常指太過)彬彬有禮的 （常指太过）彬彬有礼的 genˈteelly adverb (太過)彬彬有禮地 （太过）彬彬有礼地 genˈteelness noun (太過)彬彬有禮 （太过）彬彬有礼 genteel
Synonyms for genteeladj refinedSynonyms- refined
- cultured
- mannerly
- elegant
- formal
- gentlemanly
- respectable
- polite
- cultivated
- courteous
- courtly
- well-bred
- ladylike
- well-mannered
Antonyms- rude
- unaffected
- unrefined
- impolite
- inelegant
- plebeian
- discourteous
- unpolished
- uncultured
- ill-bred
- unmannerly
- low-bred
Synonyms for genteeladj characterized by good mannersSynonyms- civil
- courteous
- mannerly
- polite
- well-bred
- well-mannered
adj marked by excessive concern for propriety and good formSynonyms- bluenosed
- old-maidish
- precise
- priggish
- prim
- prissy
- proper
- prudish
- puritanical
- strait-laced
- stuffy
- Victorian
Synonyms for genteeladj marked by refinement in taste and mannersSynonyms- cultured
- polite
- civilised
- civilized
- cultivated
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