genteel

Questions about genteel

What does genteel mean?

genteel means "marked by refinement in taste and manners".

How many syllables are in genteel?

genteel has 2 syllables: gen-teel. The stress falls on "teel". In IPA it is /dʒɛnˈtil/.

What is another word for genteel?

Close synonyms include civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, polite. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genteel a common word?

genteel is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with genteel?

1 word rhymes with genteel. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.