genteel

English - Turkish

Definition of genteel in English Turkish dictionary

{s} nazik

kibarlık taslayan

ince

terbiyeli

kibar

{s} soylu

{s} efendilik/kibarlık taslayan

zarif bir şekilde

{s} yapmacık

Related Terms

genteelness

soyluluk

genteelly

soylu bir şekilde

shabby genteel

{s} düşkün kibar

shabby genteel

{s} fakir ama temiz giyimli kibar

English - English

Definition of genteel in English English dictionary

Polite and well-mannered

Aristocratic

Stylish or elegant

well-bred or refined

{a} polite, civil, kind, elegant, graceful

Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred; as, genteel company, manners, address

A genteel person is respectable and well-mannered, and comes or seems to come from a high social class. It was a place to which genteel families came in search of health and quiet. two maiden ladies with genteel manners and voices. common

Law

Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live in a genteel allowance

Not vulgar or rude

Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or manner; as, the lady has a genteel person

Polite, well-mannered

A genteel place or area is quiet and traditional, but may also be old-fashioned and dull. the genteel towns of Winchester and Chichester

marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"

{s} polite, well-mannered; gentlemanly, ladylike; elegant, refined; belonging to or characteristic of upper-class society; affected, pretentious

Related Terms

genteelness

{n} politeness, gracefulness

genteelly

in a genteel manner, politely, in a refined manner

genteelly

In a genteel manner

genteelly

in a genteel manner; "the English lived genteelly in India

genteelness

The quality of being genteel

genteelness

{i} being refined, being well-bred; politeness

shabby genteel

{s} trying to keep up appearances of gentility; attempting to maintain dignity and self respect despite not having enough money

shabby-genteel

trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite shabbiness

Hyphenation

gen·teel

Turkish pronunciation

centil

Synonyms

affected, aristocratic, artificial, chivalrous, civil, confined, courteous, courtly, cultivated, distingué, elegant, fashionable, formal, graceful, hollow

Antonyms

boorish, callous, rough, rude, rugged, uncultured, unrefined, unsophisticated

Pronunciation

/ʤenˈtēl/ /ʤɛnˈtiːl/

Etymology

[ jen-'tE(&)l ] (adjective.) 1599. From French gentil