"genteel" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /d͡ʒɛnˈtiːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-genteel.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more genteel [comparative], most genteel [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French gentil (“gentile”), from Latin gentīlis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), from gēns (“clan; tribe; people, family”) + adjective suffix -īlis (“-ile”). Doublet of gentle, gentile, and jaunty. See also gens, gender, genus, and generation. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵenh₁-}}, {{bor|en|fr|gentil||gentile}} French gentil (“gentile”), {{der|en|la|gentilis|gentīlis|of or belonging to the same people or nation}} Latin gentīlis (“of or belonging to the same people or nation”), {{m|la|gens|gēns|clan; tribe; people, family}} gēns (“clan; tribe; people, family”), {{m|la|-ilis|-īlis|-ile}} -īlis (“-ile”), {{doublet|en|gentle|gentile|jaunty}} Doublet of gentle, gentile, and jaunty, {{m|en|gens}} gens, {{m|en|gender}} gender, {{m|en|genus}} genus, {{m|en|generation}} generation Head templates: {{en-adj}} genteel (comparative more genteel, superlative most genteel)
  1. Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
    Sense id: en-genteel-en-adj-fxmrnVQE
  2. Polite and well-mannered. Translations (excessively polite and well-mannered): префинен (prefinen) (Bulgarian), uhlazený (Czech), nóbl (Czech), galant (Dutch), herraskainen (Finnish), აღზრდილი (aɣzrdili) (Georgian), ზრდილობიანი (zrdilobiani) (Georgian), დახვეწილი (daxvec̣ili) (Georgian), დარბაისელი (darbaiseli) (Georgian), übertrieben höflich (German), affektiert (German), finomkodó (Hungarian), előkelősködő (Hungarian), cifra (Hungarian), во́спитан (vóspitan) (Macedonian), пре́финет (préfinet) (Macedonian), gent (Occitan), avenent (Occitan), воспи́танный (vospítannyj) (Russian), förnäm (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-genteel-en-adj-gw2imeeQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with raw sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 63 2 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 78 2 1 Disambiguation of English terms with redundant sortkeys: 26 67 4 2 Disambiguation of Pages with raw sortkeys: 25 66 6 4 Disambiguation of 'excessively polite and well-mannered': 34 62 2 2
  3. Stylish or elegant. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (stylish, elegant): елегантен (eleganten) (Bulgarian), изящен (izjašten) (Bulgarian), uhlazený (Czech), nóbl (Czech), modieus (Dutch), hieno (Finnish), muodikas (Finnish), hienostunut (Finnish), à la mode (French), დახვეწილი (daxvec̣ili) (Georgian), ელეგანტური (eleganṭuri) (Georgian), ნატიფი (naṭipi) (Georgian), დარბაისელი (darbaiseli) (Georgian), მოდური (moduri) (Georgian), მოხდენილი (moxdenili) (Georgian), stilvoll (German), schick (German), elegant (German), disztingvált (Hungarian), kifinomult (Hungarian), finom (Hungarian), sikkes (Hungarian), elegáns (Hungarian), stílusos (Hungarian), galánta (Irish), елега́нтен (elegánten) (Macedonian), мо́ден (móden) (Macedonian), gent (Occitan), graciós (Occitan), afièch (Occitan), мо́дный (módnyj) (Russian), изя́щный (izjáščnyj) (Russian), элега́нтный (elegántnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-genteel-en-adj-xh5uwqQI Disambiguation of Personality: 23 24 30 23 Disambiguation of 'stylish, elegant': 7 4 85 4
  4. Aristocratic. Translations (aristocratic): noblesní (Czech), nóbl (Czech), aristocratisch (Dutch), aristokraattinen (Finnish), yläluokkainen (Finnish), jalosukuinen (Finnish), არისტოკრატიული (arisṭoḳraṭiuli) (Georgian), დარბაისელი (darbaiseli) (Georgian), კეთილშობილი (ḳetilšobili) (Georgian), aristokratisch (German), vornehm (German), úri (Hungarian), előkelő (Hungarian), elit (Hungarian), szalon- (Hungarian), arisztokratikus (Hungarian), аристокра́тски (aristokrátski) (Macedonian), благо́роден (blagóroden) (Macedonian), gent (Occitan), nòble (Occitan), аристократи́ческий (aristokratíčeskij) (Russian), аристократи́чный (aristokratíčnyj) (Russian), благоро́дный (blagoródnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-genteel-en-adj-~9CIH7en Disambiguation of 'aristocratic': 2 2 2 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: genteel business, genteelism, genteel lady, genteelly, shabby-genteel Related terms: gentleman

Inflected forms

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          "word": "ნატიფი"
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          "roman": "izjáščnyj",
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          "word": "noblesní"
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      "word": "genteel business"
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      "word": "genteel lady"
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          "ref": "1795, Joseph Addison, “An Essay on Card-playing”, in Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments; Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Morality, page 67",
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      "word": "префинен"
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      "roman": "aɣzrdili",
      "sense": "excessively polite and well-mannered",
      "word": "აღზრდილი"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "zrdilobiani",
      "sense": "excessively polite and well-mannered",
      "word": "ზრდილობიანი"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "daxvec̣ili",
      "sense": "excessively polite and well-mannered",
      "word": "დახვეწილი"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "darbaiseli",
      "sense": "excessively polite and well-mannered",
      "word": "დარბაისელი"
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      "sense": "excessively polite and well-mannered",
      "word": "übertrieben höflich"
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      "sense": "excessively polite and well-mannered",
      "word": "affektiert"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "excessively polite and well-mannered",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "excessively polite and well-mannered",
      "word": "előkelősködő"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "excessively polite and well-mannered",
      "word": "cifra"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "excessively polite and well-mannered",
      "word": "во́спитан"
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      "word": "avenent"
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      "sense": "excessively polite and well-mannered",
      "word": "воспи́танный"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "excessively polite and well-mannered",
      "word": "förnäm"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "eleganten",
      "sense": "stylish, elegant",
      "word": "елегантен"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izjašten",
      "sense": "stylish, elegant",
      "word": "изящен"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "word": "uhlazený"
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      "word": "hieno"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "hienostunut"
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      "word": "à la mode"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "დახვეწილი"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "ელეგანტური"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "ნატიფი"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "მოდური"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "მოხდენილი"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "stylish, elegant",
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "stylish, elegant",
      "word": "finom"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "stylish, elegant",
      "word": "sikkes"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "oc",
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      "word": "graciós"
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      "code": "oc",
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      "word": "afièch"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "noblesní"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "nóbl"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "word": "aristocratisch"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "jalosukuinen"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "arisṭoḳraṭiuli",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "არისტოკრატიული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "darbaiseli",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "დარბაისელი"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳetilšobili",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "კეთილშობილი"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "aristokratisch"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "vornehm"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "úri"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "szalon-"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "arisztokratikus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "aristokrátski",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "аристокра́тски"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "blagóroden",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "благо́роден"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "gent"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "nòble"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "aristokratíčeskij",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "аристократи́ческий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "aristokratíčnyj",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "аристократи́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "blagoródnyj",
      "sense": "aristocratic",
      "word": "благоро́дный"
    }
  ],
  "word": "genteel"
}

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