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.

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

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

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genteel from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... b (1) : marked by false delicacy, prudery, or affectation (2) : conventionally or insipidly pretty <timid and genteel artistic style> ...