genteel as an adjective: - 1
genteel
adjective
1 genteel
Marked by refinement in taste and manners:
— A genteel old lady.
synonyms: civilised, civilized, cultivated, cultured, polite.
Roget 852:
fashionable;
in fashion
etc.
n.;
a la mode,
comme il faut [Fr.];
admitted in society,
admissible in society
etc.
n.;
presentable;
conventional
etc.
(customary)
613;
genteel;
well-bred,
well mannered,
well behaved,
well spoken;
gentlemanlike†,
gentlemanly;
ladylike;
civil,
polite
etc.
(courteous)
894.
polished,
refined,
thoroughbred,
courtly;
distingue [Fr.];
unembarrassed,
degage [Fr.];
janty†,
jaunty;
dashing,
fast.
modish,
stylish,
chic,
trendy,
recherche;
newfangled
etc.
(unfamiliar)
83;
all the rage,
all the go†;
with it,
in,
faddish.
in court,
in full dress,
in evening dress;
en grande tenue [Fr.]
etc.
(ornament)
847.
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Roget 875:
noble,
exalted;
of rank
etc.
n.;
princely,
titled,
patrician,
aristocratic;
high-,
well-born;
of gentle blood;
genteel,
comme il faut [Fr.],
gentlemanlike†,
courtly
etc.
(fashionable)
852;
highly respectable.
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Polish: grzeczny
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