GENTEELISM

Meaning of GENTEELISM in English

[gen.teel.ism] n (1926): a word believed by its user to be more polite or less vulgar than a common synonym; also: the use of genteelisms

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GENTEELISM — noun Date: 1926 a word believed by its user to be more polite or less vulgar than a common synonym
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GENTEELISM — jen.ˈtēˌlizəm noun ( -s ) : a word (as paying guest or perspiration ) believed by its user to be …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GENTEELISM — /jen tee"liz euhm/ , n. a word or phrase used in place of another, supposedly less genteel term: "Limb" is …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GENTEELISM — noun Date: 1926 : a word believed by its user to be more polite or less vulgar than a common …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GENTEELISM — n. a word used because it is thought to be less vulgar than the commoner word (e.g. perspire for sweat).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GENTEELISM — n. a word used because it is thought to be less vulgar than the commoner word (e.g. perspire for sweat).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GENTEELISM — n. a word used because it is thought to be less vulgar than the commoner word (e.g. perspire for sweat).
Oxford English vocab
GENTEELISM — преим. (ироничное) эвфемизм; изящное выражение (заменяющее грубое)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GENTEELISM — dʒenʹti:lız(ə)m\ n преим. ирон. эвфемизм; изящное выражение ( заменяющее грубое )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GENTEELISM — (n) изящное выражение; эвфемизм
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GENTEELISM — n преим. ирон. эвфемизм; изящное выражение ( заменяющее грубое )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
GENTEELISM — dʒenʹti:lız(ə)m\ n преим. ирон. эвфемизм; изящное выражение ( заменяющее грубое )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GENTEELISM — преим. (ироничное) эвфемизм; изящное выражение (заменяющее грубое)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GENTEELISM — n. Pronunciation: - ' t ē (l)- ˌ li-z ə m Function: noun Date: 1926 : a word believed by …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WORMY — ˈwərmē, ˈwə̄m-, ˈwəim-, -mi adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from worm (I) + -y 1. : attacked or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EUPHEMISM — n. 25B6; noun POLITE TERM, indirect term, substitute, alternative, understatement, genteelism.
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