Hypertext Webster Gateway: "genteel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Genteel \Gen*teel"\, a. [F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful. See
{Gentle}.]
1. Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded
as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from
vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a
refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred; as,
genteel company, manners, address.
2. Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or
manner; as, the lady has a genteel person. Law.
3. Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live
in a genteel allowance.
Syn: Polite; well-bred; refined; polished.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
genteel
adj : marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated
speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a
genteel old lady"; "polite society" [syn: {civilized},
{civilised}, {cultivated}, {cultured}, {polite}]
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