genteel

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• /d͡ʒɛnˈtiːl/
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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.

88 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: префинен (prefinen) — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Czech: uhlazený — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Czech: nóbl — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Dutch: galant — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Esperanto: ĝentila — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Finnish: herraskainen — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Georgian: აღზრდილი (aɣzrdili) — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Georgian: ზრდილობიანი (zrdilobiani) — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Georgian: დახვეწილი (daxvec̣ili) — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Georgian: დარბაისელი (darbaiseli) — excessively polite and well-mannered
• German: übertrieben höflich — excessively polite and well-mannered
• German: affektiert — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Hungarian: finomkodó — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Hungarian: előkelősködő — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Hungarian: cifra — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Macedonian: во́спитан (vóspitan) — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Macedonian: пре́финет (préfinet) — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Occitan: gent — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Occitan: avenent — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Polish: afektowany — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Russian: воспи́танный (vospítannyj) — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Swedish: förnäm — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Welsh: crachfonheddig — excessively polite and well-mannered
• Bulgarian: елегантен (eleganten) — stylish, elegant
• Bulgarian: изящен (izjašten) — stylish, elegant
• Czech: uhlazený — stylish, elegant
• Czech: nóbl — stylish, elegant
• Dutch: modieus — stylish, elegant
• Finnish: hieno — stylish, elegant
• Finnish: muodikas — stylish, elegant
• Finnish: hienostunut — stylish, elegant
• French: à la mode — stylish, elegant
• Georgian: დახვეწილი (daxvec̣ili) — stylish, elegant
• Georgian: ელეგანტური (eleganṭuri) — stylish, elegant
• Georgian: ნატიფი (naṭipi) — stylish, elegant
• Georgian: დარბაისელი (darbaiseli) — stylish, elegant
• Georgian: მოდური (moduri) — stylish, elegant
• Georgian: მოხდენილი (moxdenili) — stylish, elegant
• German: stilvoll — stylish, elegant
• German: schick — stylish, elegant
• German: elegant — stylish, elegant
• Hungarian: disztingvált — stylish, elegant
• Hungarian: kifinomult — stylish, elegant
• Hungarian: finom — stylish, elegant
• Hungarian: sikkes — stylish, elegant
• Hungarian: elegáns — stylish, elegant
• Hungarian: stílusos — stylish, elegant
• Irish: galánta — stylish, elegant
• Macedonian: елега́нтен (elegánten) — stylish, elegant
• Macedonian: мо́ден (móden) — stylish, elegant
• Occitan: gent — stylish, elegant
• Occitan: graciós — stylish, elegant
• Occitan: afièch — stylish, elegant
• Polish: stylowy — stylish, elegant
• Polish: elegancki — stylish, elegant
• Polish: dystyngowany — stylish, elegant
• Russian: мо́дный (módnyj) — stylish, elegant
• Russian: изя́щный (izjáščnyj) — stylish, elegant
• Russian: элега́нтный (elegántnyj) — stylish, elegant
• Welsh: hyfoes — stylish, elegant
• Welsh: boneddigaidd — stylish, elegant
• Welsh: chwaethus — stylish, elegant
• Czech: noblesní — aristocratic
• Czech: nóbl — aristocratic
• Dutch: aristocratisch — aristocratic
• Finnish: aristokraattinen — aristocratic
• Finnish: yläluokkainen — aristocratic
• Finnish: jalosukuinen — aristocratic
• Georgian: არისტოკრატიული (arisṭoḳraṭiuli) — aristocratic
• Georgian: დარბაისელი (darbaiseli) — aristocratic
• Georgian: კეთილშობილი (ḳetilšobili) — aristocratic
• German: aristokratisch — aristocratic
• German: vornehm — aristocratic
• Hungarian: úri — aristocratic
• Hungarian: előkelő — aristocratic
• Hungarian: elit — aristocratic
• Hungarian: szalon- — aristocratic
• Hungarian: arisztokratikus — aristocratic
• Macedonian: аристокра́тски (aristokrátski) — aristocratic
• Macedonian: благо́роден (blagóroden) — aristocratic
• Occitan: gent — aristocratic
• Occitan: nòble — aristocratic
• Polish: arystokratyczny — aristocratic
• Polish: dobrze urodzony — aristocratic
• Russian: аристократи́ческий (aristokratíčeskij) — aristocratic
• Russian: аристократи́чный (aristokratíčnyj) — aristocratic
• Russian: благоро́дный (blagoródnyj) — aristocratic
• Welsh: boneddigaidd — aristocratic