genteel

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
2. Polite and well-mannered.
3. Stylish or elegant.
4. Aristocratic.

Sinonieme

polite

cultured

urbane

courteous

mannerly

refined

noble

civilised

civilized

pretentious

gracious

elegant

courtly

cultivated

gentle

civil

well-mannered

graceful

gracefulness

handsome

jaunty

kind

ladylike

learned

lovely

obliging

patrician

prim

principal

quiet

resplendent

sophisticated

soulful

stylish

sumptuous

tasteful

thoroughbred

upper-class

well-educated

well mannered

affected

well-read

amiable

aristocratic

aristocratical

beautiful

capital

comely

complaisant

considerate

Vertalings

cortés

vornehm

soylu

distingué

refinado

aristocratisch

poli

nobile

aristocràtic

aristokratisch

cortès

blaublütig

gentil

αριστοκρατικός

affektiert

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/d͡ʒɛnˈtiːl/

Etimologie (Engels)

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, gentile, and jaunty. See also gens, gender, genus, and generation.