Canadian English Meaning of genteel

genteel

Other Canadian English words related to genteel

synonyms

• decorous
• polite
• proper
• respectable
• acceptable
• adequate
• befitting
• Correct
• decent
• elegant
• formal
• nice
• satisfactory
• apt
• agreeable
• de rigueur
• dignified
• dress
• dressy
• gracious
• harmonious
• kosher
• permitted
• priggish
• prim
• relevant
• seemly
• stuffy
• tolerable

antonyms

• casual
• improper
• inappropriate
• incorrect
• indecent
• unseemly
• indecent
• informal
• intolerable
• shabby
• unacceptable
• unbecoming
• unsatisfactory
• unseemly
• barred
• forbidden
• grungy
• prohibited
• down-at-the-heels
• tacky
• ungenteel
• awkward
• banned
• not allowed
• Awkward
• Outlawed
• proscribed
• ungainly

Definitions and Meaning of genteel in English

Wordnet

genteel (s)

marked by refinement in taste and manners

Webster

genteel (a.)

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.

Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or manner; as, the lady has a genteel person. Law.

Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live in a genteel allowance.

FAQs About the word genteel

What is the Canadian English meaning of the word genteel

genteel

What is the English meaning of the word genteel

marked by refinement in taste and mannersPossessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity,

What are the synonyms of the word genteel

decorous,polite,proper,respectable,acceptable,adequate,befitting,Correct,decent,elegant

What are the antonyms of the word genteel

casual,improper,inappropriate,incorrect,indecent,unseemly,indecent,informal,intolerable,shabby