Genteel

7 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Displaying refinement, good breeding, and polite manners, sometimes in an affected or overly delicate way.

“The guests behaved in a genteel manner throughout the formal dinner party.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/dʒɛnˈtiːl/

Syllables

gen·teel

Related Words

Synonyms

civilizedcivilisedcultivatedculturedpolite

Antonyms

crude coarse vulgarunrefined

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in double E and then L, the -EEL closing pattern is highly distinctive and worth memorising

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Scrabble

The double E gives moderate value, placing it to extend an existing E on the board can yield a strong positional bonus

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Words you can make from Genteel

Shorter words formed from the letters in “genteel”.

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