genteel

gen·teel

 (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.

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

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gen·teel′ly adv.

gen·teel′ness n.

genteel

(dʒɛnˈtiːl)

adj

1. affectedly proper or refined; excessively polite

2. 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 n

gen•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, 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"

genteel

adjective 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-bred

genteel

adjective

1. 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.

Translations

أنيق جِدّا

přepjatýuhlazený

fornem

vornehm

góîborgaralegur; tilgerîarlegur

manierosoraffinatezza

gerai išauklėtasgeros manierosgerų manierų

pārsmalcināts

fisefintertefin

aşırı kibarçıtkırıldım

彬彬有礼的

genteel

[dʒenˈtiːl] ADJ

1. (= middle-class) [person] → elegante, refinado; [manners] → refinado, fino; [atmosphere] → elegante
a genteel resort on the south coast → un elegante centro turístico de la costa del sur
to live in genteel poverty → vivir modestamente pero con dignidad

2. (pej) (= affected) → afectado

genteel

[dʒɛnˈtiːl] adj

[person] → distingué(e)

[place] → raffiné(e)

genteel

adj

(= refined) person, institution, atmosphere, place → vornehm; family, manners → vornehm, fein; to live in genteel poverty → arm, aber vornehm leben ? shabby

(= overpolite) → geziert; (= euphemistic) term, language → beschönigend

n the genteel pl (form) → die Vornehmen pl

genteel

[dʒɛnˈtiːl] adj (affectedly polite) → affettato/a; (old) (refined) → distinto/a, raffinato/a

genteel

(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. deftig أنيق جِدّا ирон. благовъзпитан polido přepjatý, uhlazený vornehm tun fornem εξεζητημένος, ψευτοαριστοκρατικός refinado, fino, distinguido; afectado, cursi peen(utsev) مودب؛ بزرگوار fiini maniéréנימוסי भद्र, कुलीन otmjen, gospodski finomkodó terlalu sopan góðborgaralegur; tilgerðarlegur manieroso 気どった 품위 있는 gerai išauklėtas, gerų manierų pārsmalcināts terlalu tertib deftig terte-/fisefin, fornemdystyngowany باتربيه، اصيل موْدب polido politicos (нарочито) благовоспитанный prepiaty, snobský izumetničen otmen [strunt]förnäm, gentil สุภาพเกินไป aşırı kibar, çıtkırıldım (常指太過)彬彬有禮的 ввічливий نمائشی لیاقت یا وضعداری برتنے والا trưởng giả （常指太过）彬彬有礼的

genˈteelly adverb

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

genˈteelness noun

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