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Genteel

see synonyms of genteel

Adjective

1. civilised, civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite

marked by refinement in taste and manners

Example Sentences:
'cultivated speech'
'cultured Bostonians'
'cultured tastes'
'a genteel old lady'
'polite society'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Genteel

see synonyms of genteel
adjective
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

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Genteel

see synonyms of genteel
adjective
1.  OLD-FASHIONED
having or showing the good taste and refinement associated with polite society; elegant, fashionable, etc.
2. 
excessively or affectedly refined, polite, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Genteel

see synonyms of genteel
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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