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1 genteel
adjectivevornehm; fein* * *[‹ən'ti:l](acting, talking etc with a very great (often too great) attention to the rules of polite behaviour: She was laughed at for being too genteel.) vornehm tun- academic.ru/87402/genteelly">genteelly- genteelness* * *gen·teel[ʤenˈti:l]adj vornehm, elegant\genteel elegance vornehme Eleganz\genteel poverty stolze [o vornehme] Armut\genteel table manners feine [o vornehme] Tischsitten [o ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ a. Tischmanieren]* * *[dZen'tiːl]1. adjSee:→ shabby2. n pl (form)die Vornehmen pl* * *genteel [dʒenˈtiːl] adj (adv genteelly)1. vornehm:live in genteel poverty in Armut, aber vornehm leben2. elegant, fein3. vornehm tuend, geziert, affektiert* * *adjectivevornehm; fein* * *adj.vornehm adj. -
2 genteel
vornehm, elegant;\genteel elegance vornehme Eleganz;\genteel poverty stolze [o vornehme] Armut;\genteel table manners feine [o vornehme] Tischsitten -
3 shabby-genteel
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4 shabby-genteel
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5 shabby
['ʃæbi]2) (wearing old or dirty clothes: a shabby old man; He used to be so smart but he looks shabby now.) schäbig•- academic.ru/91459/shabbily">shabbily- shabbiness* * *shab·by[ˈʃæbi]1. (worn) schäbig2. (poorly dressed) ärmlich gekleidet3. (unfair) schäbig\shabby excuse fadenscheinige Ausrede\shabby trick billiger [o schäbiger] Trick* * *['ʃbɪ] schäbigthat was a shabby trick! — das war ein schäbiger or mieser Trick!
* * *shabby [ˈʃæbı] adj (adv shabbily) allg schäbig:a) abgetragen (Kleidung)b) abgenutzt (Möbel)c) ärmlich, heruntergekommen (Gegend, Haus, Person etc)d) gemein, niederträchtig (Schurke, Trick etc)e) kleinlich, schofel pejf) geizig, filzig* * *adj.abgetragen adj.schäbig adj. -
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(DE) aristokratisch; ausschließlich; elegant; illuster; nobel; vornehm; altangesehen; fürnehm; (EN) aristocratic; blue-blooded; cheesy; classy; crackerjack; distinguished; distingué; dude; elegant; eminent; exclusive; fine; flash; genteel; grand; great; hider; high; high-born; high-toned; highborn; honor.; honourable; illustrious; lace-curtain; patrician; stateful; swell; three-piled; topping; west-end -
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(EN) dude; genteel; high-hat -
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(DE) Erlesenheit; Köstlichkeit {e}; apart; delikat; dezent; distinguiert; elegant; exquisit; feingeschliffen; gelinde; grazil; lecker; leckere; piekfein; sacht; schnieke; subtil; zart; zierlich; finzelig; gentil; leckerhaft; (EN) cheesy; choice; classy; crackerjack; dainty; delicate; delicious; discerning; distingué; elegant; fine; genteel; gentle; high-toned; kid-glove; light; lovely; mellow; nice; pure; rich; sedate; silky; smart; smooth; snappy; soft; subtil; subtile; subtle; tenuous; three-piled; toothsome -
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(DE) zimperlich; (EN) genteel; kid-glove; mealy-mouthed; miminy-piminy; namby-pamby; ornate; pretty-pretty; prissy; proper -
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(DE) distinguiert; (EN) gent's; genteel; gentlemanlike; gentlemanly -
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13 refined
adj(genteel) fein
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Genteel — Gen*teel , a. [F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful. See {Gentle}.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
genteel — 1590s, from M.Fr. gentil stylish, fashionable, elegant; nice, graceful, pleasing, from O.Fr. gentil high born, noble (11c.); a reborrowing of the French word that had early come into English as GENTLE (Cf. gentle) (q.v.), with French… … Etymology dictionary
genteel — index civil (polite) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
genteel — Its primary meaning is ‘affectedly or ostentatiously refined or stylish’, but it is often used ironically to mean ‘of or appropriate to the upper classes’ … Modern English usage
genteel — [adj] sophisticated, cultured affected, aristocratic, artificial, chivalrous, civil, confined, courteous, courtly, cultivated, distingué, elegant, fashionable, formal, graceful, hollow, intolerant, la di da*, mannerly, noble, ostentatious,… … New thesaurus
genteel — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ affectedly polite and refined. DERIVATIVES genteelly adverb. ORIGIN French gentil well born … English terms dictionary
genteel — [jen tēl′] adj. [< Fr gentil (of same orig. as GENTLE & JAUNTY, but borrowed again in 16th c.)] 1. Old fashioned having or showing the good taste and refinement associated with polite society; elegant, fashionable, etc. 2. excessively or… … English World dictionary
genteel — [[t]ʤenti͟ːl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A genteel person is respectable and well mannered, and comes or seems to come from a high social class. It was a place to which genteel families came in search of health and quiet. ...two maiden ladies with genteel … English dictionary
genteel — UK [dʒenˈtiːl] / US [dʒenˈtɪl] adjective 1) a) typical of polite well educated people belonging to a high social class who have strict moral standards and are easily shocked by anything rude genteel manners b) lived in by rich polite people and… … English dictionary
genteel — gen|teel [ dʒen til ] adjective 1. ) typical of polite people belonging to a high social class: genteel manners a ) lived in by rich polite people: a genteel seaside town 2. ) trying to appear as if you belong to a high social class ╾ gen|teel|ly … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
genteel — adjective Etymology: Middle French gentil gentle Date: 1599 1. a. having an aristocratic quality or flavor ; stylish b. of or relating to the gentry or upper class c. elegant or graceful in manner, appearance, or shape d. free from vulgarity or… … New Collegiate Dictionary