genteelism

gen·teel·ism

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [jen-tee-liz-uh m]
- /dʒɛnˈti lɪz əm/
- /ʤɛnˈtiːlɪz(ə)m /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jen-tee-liz-uh m]
- /dʒɛnˈti lɪz əm/

Definitions of genteelism word

noun genteelism a word or phrase used in place of another, supposedly less genteel term: “Limb” is a genteelism for “leg.”. 1
noun genteelism A word or expression used because it is thought to be socially more acceptable than the everyday word. 1
noun genteelism a word or phrase used in place of a less genteel one 0
noun genteelism a nicer word used instead of a vulgar or distasteful word. 0

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Origin of genteelism

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30; genteel + -ism

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Parts of speech for Genteelism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Genteelism

genteelism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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