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genteel

adjective

gen·​teel jen-ˈtēl How to pronounce genteel (audio)
1
a
: having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish
b
: of or relating to the gentry or upper class
a person of genteel upbringing
c
: elegant or graceful in manner, appearance, or shape
the genteel manners of an old southern gentleman
d
: free from vulgarity or rudeness : polite
2
a
: maintaining or striving to maintain the appearance of superior or middle-class social status or respectability
a shabby genteel mansion
b(1)
: marked by false delicacy, prudery, or affectation
was genteel on the surface, but had a hard heart
(2)
: conventionally or insipidly pretty
timid and genteel artistic style
genteelly adverb
genteelness noun

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Get Fancy With Genteel

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
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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of genteel was in 1601

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