genteelness

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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.

[French gentil, from Old French; see gentle.]

gen·teel′ly adv.

gen·teel′ness n.

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Noun

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

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góîborgaraháttur

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.

genˈteelly adverb

genˈteelness noun

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