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genteel
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Learner's definition of GENTEEL
[more genteel; most genteel]
1
a somewhat old-fashioned : of or relating to people who have high social status : aristocratic贵族的；上流社会的
- a person of genteel upbringing有上流社会教养的人
- She was born into a genteel family.她出身于贵族家庭。
b : pretending or trying to have the qualities and manners of people who have high social status装出高贵的样子；假装绅士派头的
- an elderly woman living in genteel poverty外表体面实则穷困的老妇人
- speaking in a genteel accent用矫揉造作的腔调讲话
2
: having a quietly appealing or polite quality优雅的；彬彬有礼的
- They lived in a more genteel era.他们生活在一个更重优雅的时代。
- the genteel manners of an old southern gentleman一位南方老绅士的高雅举止
- genteel grace优雅的风度
— genteelly
adverb— genteelness
noun [noncount]
1
a
: having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish
b
: of or relating to the gentry or upper class
d
: free from vulgarity or rudeness : polite
genteelness noun
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In Roman times, the Latin noun gens was used to refer to a clan, a group of related people. Its plural gentes was used to designate all the people of the world, particularly non-Romans. An adjective form, gentilis, applied to both senses. Over time, the adjective was borrowed and passed through several languages. It came into Old French as gentil, a word that then meant "high-born" (in modern French it means "nice"); that term was carried over into Anglo-French, where English speakers found and borrowed it in the early 17th century.
Example Sentences
a person of genteel upbringing She was born into a genteel family. an elderly woman living in genteel poverty speaking in a genteel accent They lived in a more genteel era. the genteel manners of an old southern gentleman See More
Recent Examples on the Web The Times’ editorial board says that what’s needed now is not genteel deference to political norms but an unflinching pursuit of justice. 
Scott Sandell, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 Over succeeding decades, birding became more genteel. Tim Birkhead, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Aug. 2022 The four-person team that handles the team’s social media accounts expect to take a genteel approach to social media. Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Oct. 2021 Breakfast and dinner are included in the nightly rate, and mealtime on property is remarkably genteel. Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2022 My wife, a genteel, sophisticated woman of great kindness, has been her usual empathetic, supportive self. BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2021 Looking more closely at their policies, neither has a gender equality platform as detailed as the Greens, who are led by Adam Bandt, a former labor lawyer comfortable with conflict, albeit with a more genteel style. Susan Harris Rimmer, CNN, 19 May 2022 After Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan, the right-wing movement and right-wing media activism had become stronger nationally—and less genteel. Moira Weigel, The New Republic, 20 Dec. 2021 Many first experienced this outdoor, genteel carnival in baby strollers pushed by their mothers or grandmothers. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2022 See More
Scott Sandell, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 Over succeeding decades, birding became more genteel. Tim Birkhead, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Aug. 2022 The four-person team that handles the team’s social media accounts expect to take a genteel approach to social media. Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Oct. 2021 Breakfast and dinner are included in the nightly rate, and mealtime on property is remarkably genteel. Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2022 My wife, a genteel, sophisticated woman of great kindness, has been her usual empathetic, supportive self. BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2021 Looking more closely at their policies, neither has a gender equality platform as detailed as the Greens, who are led by Adam Bandt, a former labor lawyer comfortable with conflict, albeit with a more genteel style. Susan Harris Rimmer, CNN, 19 May 2022 After Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan, the right-wing movement and right-wing media activism had become stronger nationally—and less genteel. Moira Weigel, The New Republic, 20 Dec. 2021 Many first experienced this outdoor, genteel carnival in baby strollers pushed by their mothers or grandmothers. Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French gentil literally, "of aristocratic birth," going back to Old French — more at gentle entry 1
First Known Use
1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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