Genteel
11genteel — adjective Etymology: Middle French gentil gentle Date: 1599 1. a. having an aristocratic quality or flavor ; stylish b. of or relating to the gentry or upper class c. elegant or graceful in manner, appearance, or shape d. free from vulgarity or… …
12genteel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. polite, elegant. See courtesy, elegance. Ant., crude. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Polite] Syn. courteous, mannerly, well behaved; see polite 1 . 2. [Elegant] Syn. polished, cultured, well bred; see… …
13genteel — gen|teel [dʒenˈti:l] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: gentil; GENTLE] 1.) polite, gentle, or graceful ▪ She broke into a genteel run. 2.) old fashioned from or relating to a good social class >genteelly adv …
14genteel — adjective 1 behaving and speaking in an unnatural and very polite way, because you want people to think you belong to a high social class 2 old fashioned of a high social class: a genteel neighbourhood genteelly adverb …
15genteel — adjective she never quite fit in with Harold s genteel family Syn: refined, respectable, decorous, mannerly, well mannered, courteous, polite, proper, correct, seemly; well bred, cultured, sophisticated, ladylike, gentlemanly, dignified,… …
16Genteel-Home Archivo de Indias — (Севилья,Испания) Категория отеля: Адрес: Miguel Mañara, 14, Старый …
17Genteel-Home Apartamentos Arenal — (Севилья,Испания) Категория отеля: Адрес: Federico Sanchez Bedoya …
18genteel business — (theatre) Such parts as require good dressing • • • Main Entry: ↑business …
19genteel comedy — ▪ literary subgenre early 18th century subgenre of the comedy of manners that reflected the behaviour of the British upper class. Contrasted with Restoration comedy, genteel comedy was somewhat artificial and sentimental. Colley Cibber… …
20genteel — genteelly, adv. genteelness, n. /jen teel /, adj. 1. belonging or suited to polite society. 2. well bred or refined; polite; elegant; stylish. 3. affectedly or pretentiously polite, delicate, etc. [1590 1600; < F gentil; see GENTLE] * * * …
