genteel
gen|teel /dʒent'iːl/
1 [ADJ]
A genteel person is respectable and well-mannered, and comes or seems to come from a high social class.
It was a place to which genteel families came in search of health and quiet.
...two maiden ladies with genteel manners and voices.
≠ common
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A genteel place or area is quiet and traditional, but may also be old-fashioned and dull.
...the genteel towns of Winchester and Chichester.
1 [ADJ]
A genteel person is respectable and well-mannered, and comes or seems to come from a high social class.
It was a place to which genteel families came in search of health and quiet.
...two maiden ladies with genteel manners and voices.
≠ common
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A genteel place or area is quiet and traditional, but may also be old-fashioned and dull.
...the genteel towns of Winchester and Chichester.