GENTEEL


Meaning of GENTEEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dʒenti:l ]

1.

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

ADJ

2.

A genteel place or area is quiet and traditional, but may also be old-fashioned and dull.

...the genteel towns of Winchester and Chichester.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

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