GENTEELISM


Meaning of GENTEELISM in English

/jen tee"liz euhm/ , n.

a word or phrase used in place of another, supposedly less genteel term: "Limb" is a genteelism for "leg."

[ 1925-30; GENTEEL + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .