genteel

a. உயர் வகுப்புத் தனியுரிமையுடைய, உயர்வகுப்புக்குச் சிறப்பியல்பான, நாகரிகப் பாங்குடனொத்த, புதுப்பாணி மேற்கொண்ட, பகட்டு நல்லுடையணிந்த, வீறமைதிவாய்ந்த.

Synonyms

polite well-bred refined courteous fashionable elegant aristocratic polished graceful

Antonyms

rude boorish ill-bred clownish unfashionable unpolished inelegant plebeian

Gen*teel", a. Etym: [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.

genteel - Similar Words

genteelly genteelism genteelish genterie genteelness gently gentle gentil gentes entree