genteelness

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noun

The quality of being genteel.

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Meanings

noungenteelness (countable and uncountable, plural genteelnesses)

plural genteelnesses

  1. countableuncountableThe quality of being genteel.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounelegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

Similar
breedinggentility
Broader
elegance
Also see
breedinggentility

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From genteel + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

genteelness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genteelness

MLA

“genteelness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genteelness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genteelness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genteelness.

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