genteel
adjective /dʒenˈtiːl/Definition
› typical of a high social class: a genteel old lady The mansion had an atmosphere of genteel elegance and decay.Class and class-consciousness in generalWealthiness and wealthyPoverty and poor › being very polite, or trying too hard to seem of a higher social class than you really are: He took elocution lessons to try to make his accent sound more genteel.Manners and levels of formalityPolite and respectful › calm and gentle: The game seemed to be a more genteel version of American football.Calm and relaxed genteelly /-li/ adverb › She tittered genteelly.Manners and levels of formalityPolite and respectful
(Definition of genteel adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) cool as a cucumber idiom
- at (your) leisure idiom
- be at peace with the world idiom
- carefree adjective
- careless adjective (NO WORRY)
- comfortably adverb
- easy adjective (COMFORTABLE)
- easy come, easy go idiom
- easy-going adjective
- equilibrium noun
- free-flowing adjective
- harmonious adjective (PLEASANT)
- peaceful adjective (CALM)
- phlegm noun (CALMNESS)
- placid adjective
- poised adjective (CONTROLLED)
- quiescent adjective
- relaxed adjective
- rested adjective
- sedate adjective
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