GENTEEL

civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite

(adjective) marked by refinement in taste and manners; “cultivated speech”; “cultured Bostonians”; “cultured tastes”; “a genteel old lady”; “polite society”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

genteel (comparative more genteel, superlative most genteel)

Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.

Polite and well-mannered.

Stylish or elegant.

Aristocratic

Anagrams

• genelet

Source: Wiktionary


Gen*teel", a. Etym: [F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful. See Gentle.]

1. Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred; as, genteel company, manners, address.

2. Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or manner; as, the lady has a genteel person. Law.

3. Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live in a genteel allowance.

Syn.

– Polite; well-bred; refined; polished.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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