genteel

gen·teel  (jn-tl)

adj.

1. Refined in manner; well-bred and polite.

2. Free from vulgarity or rudeness.

3. Elegantly stylish: genteel manners and appearance.

4.

a. Striving to convey a manner or appearance of refinement and respectability. See Synonyms at polite.

b. Marked by affected and somewhat prudish refinement.

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[French gentil, from Old French; see gentle.]

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gen·teelly adv.

gen·teelness n.

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genteel

Adjective

1. overly concerned with being polite

2. respectable, polite, and well-bred [French gentil well-born]

genteelly adv

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, cultivated refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"

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genteel

adjective refined, cultured, mannerly, elegant, formal, gentlemanly, respectable, polite, cultivated, courteous, courtly, well-bred, ladylike, well-mannered << OPPOSITE unmannerly

Translations

genteel [dʒɛnˈtiːl] adj → fino, distinguido

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genteel [dʒɛnˈtiːl] adj → de bon ton, distingué(e)

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genteel [dʒɛnˈtiːl] adj → vornehm, fein

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genteel [dʒɛnˈtiːl] adj → raffinato/a, distinto/a

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genteel

adj genteel [dʒənˈtiːl]

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. deftig أنيق جِدّا ирон. благовъзпитан přepjatý, uhlazený fornem vornehm tun εξεζητημένος, ψευτοαριστοκρατικός refinado, fino, distinguido; (peyorativo) afectado, cursi peen(utsev) مودب؛ بزرگوار herraskainen maniéré נימוסי भद्र, कुलीन otmjen, gospodski finomkodó terlalu sopan góðborgaralegur; tilgerðarlegur manieroso 気どった 점잔빼는 gerai išauklėtas, gerų manierų pārsmalcināts terlalu tertib deftig terte-/fisefin, fornem dystyngowany polido politicos (нарочито) благовоспитанный prepiaty, snobský izumetničen otmen []förnäm, gentil ซึ่งทำหัวสูง aşırı kibar, çıtkırıldım 彬彬有禮的 ввічливий نمائشی لیاقت یا وضعداری برتنے والا trưởng giả 彬彬有礼的

adv genˈteelly

deftige بِأناقَه شَديدَه прозиращо přepjatě fornemt vornehm tun εξεζητημένα, ψευτοαρχοντικά finamente, distinguidamente; afectadamente peenelt, peenutsevalt بطور مودبانه herraskaisesti de façon maniérée בצורה מנומסת भद्रता otmjeno, gospodski előkelő(sködő)en dengan sopan góðborgaralega in modo manieroso 気どって 점잖게 mandagiai pārsmalcināti terlalu tertib deftig fornemt, tertefint dystyngowanie polidamente în mod politicos благовоспитанно prepiato izumetničeno otmeno gentilt อย่างสุภาพมาก zarif bir şekilde 彬彬有禮地 ввічливо نفاست سے trau chuốt 彬彬有礼地

n genˈteelness

deftigheid أناقَه شَديدَه фалшива изтънченост přepjatost v chování fornemhed die Vornehmheit εκζήτηση, ψευτοαρχοντιά finura, distinción; afectación peenu(tsu)s ادب؛ خوش رفتاری herraskaisuus manières affectées נימוסיות भद्रतापूर्वक, भद्रता से otmjenost előkelőség kesopanan góðborgaraháttur manierismo 気どり 점잔빼기 geros manieros, mandagumas pārsmalcinātība sifat terlalu tertib deftigheid fornemhet, tertefinhet dystynkcja polidez politeţe благовоспитанность afektovanosť afektiranost, izumetničenost otmenost gentilhet ความสุภาพ kibarlık 彬彬有禮 благородність نفاست sự trưởng giả 彬彬有礼