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单词 genteel
释义

genteel

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French gentil (gentile), from Latin gentīlis (of or belonging to the same people or nation), from gēns (clan; tribe; people, family) + adjective suffix -īlis (-ile). Doublet of gentle and gentile. See also gens, gender, genus, and generation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛnˈtiːl/

Adjective

genteel (comparative more genteel, superlative most genteel)

  1. Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
    • 1976, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift, New York: Avon, →ISBN, page 407:
      Genteel America was handicapped by meagerness of soul, thinness of temper, paucity of talent.
  2. Polite and well-mannered.
  3. Stylish or elegant.
  4. Aristocratic.

Derived terms

  • genteel business
  • genteelism
  • genteelly
  • shabby-genteel
  • gentleman

Translations

Anagrams

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