genteel 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
marked by refinement in taste and manners
Examples
- 1.cultivated speech
- 2.cultured tastes
- 3.a genteel old lady
- 4.polite society
- 5.cultured Bostonians
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
genteelly 1
adverb
in a genteel manner
EnglishDerivationally related form
genteelness 1
noun
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
Similar_to
refined 1
adjective
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
