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- pronunciation:
- jen
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
displaying traits such as refinement and politeness that are traditionally associated with wealth and education.
Genteel behavior is expected from all the young ladies at our school.- synonyms:
- civil, courteous, cultivated, elegant, fine, gracious, polished, polite, refined, respectable, urbane, well-bred
- antonyms:
- uncouth, ungenteel, vulgar
- similar words:
- aristocratic, chivalrous, comme il faut, couth, debonair, decorous, gentle, noble, patrician, smooth, suave, thoroughbred
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definition 2: |
exaggeratedly or affectedly polite and refined.
Her newly acquired genteel manner irritated those who had known her the longest.- synonyms:
- affected, mannered, proper
- similar words:
- highfalutin, pompous, pretentious, unnatural
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related words: |
classy, courteous, cultured, distinguished, ladylike, mannerly, nice, polite, respectable, social, society, urbane |
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derivations: |
genteelly (adv.), genteelness (n.) |
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