Associations to the word «Genteel»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
GENTEEL, adjective. Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
GENTEEL, adjective. Polite and well-mannered.
GENTEEL, adjective. Stylish or elegant.
GENTEEL, adjective. Aristocratic
Dictionary definition
GENTEEL, adjective. Marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.