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