SHABBY GENTEEL

Meaning of SHABBY GENTEEL in English

adj. trying to keep up appearances of gentility; attempting to maintain dignity and self respect despite not having enough money

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SHABBY-GENTEEL — — shabby-gentility /shab"ee jen til"i tee/ , n. /shab"ee jen teel"/ , adj. trying to maintain dignity and self-respect despite …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHABBY-GENTEEL — прил. старающийся замаскировать бедность, скрыть нищету пытающийся скрыть, замаскировать свою нищету - * aristocracy обедневшая аристократия shabby-genteel старающийся замаскировать бедность
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHABBY-GENTEEL — a пытающийся скрыть, замаскировать свою нищету shabby-genteel aristocracy - обедневшая аристократия
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHABBY-GENTEEL — старающийся замаскировать бедность
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHABBY GENTEEL — (v) пытающийся замаскировать свою нищету
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SHABBY-GENTEEL — a пытающийся скрыть, замаскировать свою нищету ~ aristocracy - обедневшая аристократия
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SHABBY-GENTEEL — a пытающийся скрыть, замаскировать свою нищету shabby-genteel aristocracy - обедневшая аристократия
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHABBY GENTEEL — adj. со следами былого благополучия, старающийся замаскировать бедность
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SHABBY GENTEEL — adj. со следами былого благополучия, старающийся замаскировать бедность
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SHABBY-GENTEEL — прил. старающийся замаскировать бедность, скрыть нищету
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHABBY-GENTEEL — прил. старающийся замаскировать бедность, скрыть нищету
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHABBY-GENTEEL — _a. старающийся замаскировать бедность
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SHABBY-GENTEEL — a. старающийся замаскировать бедность
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SHABBY-GENTEEL — старающийся замаскировать бедность
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SHABBY-GENTEEL — _a. старающийся замаскировать бедность
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SHABBY-GENTEEL — прил. старающийся замаскировать бедность, скрыть нищету пытающийся скрыть, замаскировать свою нищету - * aristocracy обедневшая аристократия shabby-genteel старающийся замаскировать бедность
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
GENTEEL — elegant, graciosi, gentil, bon educat
English interlingue dictionary
GENTEEL — adjective Etymology: Middle French gentil gentle Date: 1599 1. having an aristocratic quality or flavor ; stylish , of or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GENTEEL — I. (ˈ)jen.|tēl, esp before pause or consonant -ēəl adjective ( sometimes genteeler sometimes genteelest ) Etymology: Middle French gentil — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHABBY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHABBY — (n.) Mean; paltry; despicable; as, shabby treatment.
Английский словарь Webster
GENTEEL — (a.) Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live in a genteel allowance.
Английский словарь Webster
GENTEEL — (a.) Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or manner; as, the lady has a genteel person. Law.
Английский словарь Webster
GENTEEL — (a.) Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness …
Английский словарь Webster
SHABBY — ( n. ) Mean; paltry; despicable; as, shabby treatment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GENTEEL — ( a. ) Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live in a genteel allowance.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GENTEEL — ( a. ) Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GENTEEL — ( a. ) Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or manner; as, the lady has a genteel …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHABBY — — shabbily , adv. — shabbiness , n. /shab"ee/ , adj., shabbier, shabbiest . 1. impaired by wear, use, etc.; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GENTEEL — — genteelly , adv. — genteelness , n. /jen teel"/ , adj. 1. belonging or suited to polite society. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GENTEEL — adj. polite, well-mannered; gentlemanly, ladylike; elegant, refined; belonging to or characteristic of upper-class society; affected, pretentious
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHABBY — adjective ( shab·bi·er ; -est ) Etymology: obsolete English shab a low fellow Date: 1669 1. : clothed with worn …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GENTEEL — adjective Etymology: Middle French gentil gentle Date: 1599 1. a. : having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish b. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHABBY — noun torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged. 2. shabby ·noun mean; paltry; despicable; as, shabby treatment. 3. shabby …
Webster English vocab
GENTEEL — adj suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live in a genteel allowance. 2. genteel ·adj …
Webster English vocab
GENTEEL — ■ adjective exaggeratedly or affectedly polite and refined. Derivatives ~ism noun ~ly adverb ~ness noun Origin C16: from Fr. gentil …
Concise Oxford English vocab
GENTEEL — [gen.teel] adj [MF gentil gentle] (1599) 1 a: having an aristocratic quality or flavor: stylish b: of or relating to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GENTEEL — genteel BrE AmE dʒen ˈtiː ə l dʒən- ▷ genteel|ly li ▷ genteel|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHABBY — / ˈʃæbi; NAmE / adjective ( shab·bier , shab·bi·est ) 1. ( of buildings, clothes, objects, etc. ) in poor …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GENTEEL — / dʒenˈtiːl; NAmE / adjective (sometimes disapproving ) 1. ( of people and their way of life ) quiet and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHABBY — shab ‧ by /ˈʃæbi/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: shab 'scab, worthless man' (11-19 centuries) , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GENTEEL — gen ‧ teel /dʒenˈtiːl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: gentil ; ⇨ ↑ gentle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHABBY — adj. (shabbier, shabbiest) 1 in bad repair or condition; faded and worn, dingy, dilapidated. 2 dressed in old or worn …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GENTEEL — adj. 1 affectedly or ostentatiously refined or stylish. 2 often iron. of or appropriate to the upper classes. øøgenteelly adv. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHABBY — adj. (shabbier, shabbiest) 1 in bad repair or condition; faded and worn, dingy, dilapidated. 2 dressed in old or worn …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GENTEEL — adj. 1 affectedly or ostentatiously refined or stylish. 2 often iron. of or appropriate to the upper classes. genteelly adv. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHABBY — adj. (shabbier, shabbiest) 1. in bad repair or condition; faded and worn, dingy, dilapidated. 2 dressed in old or worn …
Oxford English vocab
SHABBY — ( shabbier, shabbiest) 1. Shabby things or places look old and in bad condition. His clothes were old and shabby... …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GENTEEL — 1. A genteel person is respectable and well-mannered, and comes or seems to come from a high social class. It …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHABBY — (shabbier, shabbiest) 1. Shabby things or places look old and in bad condition. His clothes were old and ~... He …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHABBY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN clothes ▪ He was wearing the unobtrusive shabby clothes with soft shoes that would …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GENTEEL — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Dawson came from a genteel family. ▪ The downtown has a genteel southern charm. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHABBY — (NOT FAIR) [adjective] -ier, -iest - not honourable or fair; unacceptablea shabby compromiseShe spoke out about the shabby way the …
Cambridge English vocab
GENTEEL — [adjective] - having a high social class, being very polite, etc., or trying too hard to seem of a higher …
Cambridge English vocab
SHABBY — adj. Function: adjective 1 being ill-kept and showing signs of wear and tear FF1C; a shabby neighborhood full of depressing …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GENTEEL — adj. Function: adjective 1 having characteristics or qualities befitting the upper classes FF1C; in those days croquet was a very …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHABBY — adjective 1. being ill-kept and showing signs of wear and tear a shabby neighborhood full of depressing tenements Synonyms: bedraggled, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GENTEEL — adjective 1. having characteristics or qualities befitting the upper classes in those days croquet was a very genteel sport his …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHABBY — adj. Shabby is used with these nouns: ↑ apartment , ↑ clothes , ↑ flat , ↑ house , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHABBY — adj. 25B6; adjective a shabby little bar : RUN DOWN, down at heel, scruffy, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumbledown; seedy, slummy, insalubrious, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHABBY — adj. 1 worn, dingy, faded, worn out, threadbare, tatty, tattered, frayed, raggedy, ragged, scruffy, dilapidated, ratty, dirty, bedraggled, mangy, run-down, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
GENTEEL — adj. 1 over-polite, unnatural, pretentious, affected, mannered, putting on airs, pompous, overdone, Colloq posh, la-di-da or lah-di-dah or la-de-da, phoney …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SHABBY — worn, torn, ragged, lousy, mousy I love these shabby old slippers. They're ragged but comfortable.
English Idioms vocab
SHABBY — worn, torn, ragged, lousy , mousy I love these shabby old slippers. They're ragged but comfortable.
English Idioms vocabulary

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