genteelness

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

genteelness - elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression breeding, gentility elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"

genteelness

noun

Well-mannered behavior toward others:

civility, courteousness, courtesy, gentility, mannerliness, politeness, politesse.

Translations

أناقَه شَديدَه

přepjatost v chování

fornemhed

Vornehmheit

góîborgaraháttur

tertefinhet

kibarlık

彬彬有礼

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