genteel /ʤɛnˈtiːl/ adjective 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 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 2
: having a quietly appealing or polite quality优雅的;彬彬有礼的
— genteelness
noun [noncount]