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Definition of Genteelness
1. Noun. Elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression.
Definition of Genteelness
1. n. The quality of being genteel.
Definition of Genteelness
1. Noun. The quality of being genteel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Genteelness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genteelness
Literary usage of Genteelness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1815)
"Grandeur is composed of straight lines." " genteelness and elegance, of serpentine
lines." " A firm and determined manner is grand, but not elegant. ..."
2. The Life of Sir Joshua Reynolds: Comprising Original Anecdotes of Many by James Northcote (1819)
"Grandeur is composed of straight Hnes." " genteelness and elegance of serpentine
lines." " A firm and determined manner is grand, but not elegant. ..."
3. The Literary Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds: ... to which is Prefixed, a by Joshua Reynolds, Henry William Beechey, Thomas Gray, Charles-Alphonse Dufresnoy, William Mason (1852)
"genteelness is not being crowded, especially if there is fulness at the same time.
" Air is a single moment of action. Simplicity is an exact medium between ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... has dignified the genteelness of modern effeminacy, by uniting it with the
simplicity of the antients and the grandeur and severity of Michael Angelo. ..."
5. Poetry by Modern Poetry Association (1916)
"(This genteelness is much more active and oppressive than anyone not actually
engaged in the production of literature is likely to be aware of, ..."
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