Genteel and Low

Genteel

Genteel adjective - Of high birth, rank, or station.
Usage example: prohibited by reason of her genteel birth from marrying the man she loved

Low is an antonym for genteel.

Nearby Word: genteelly

Low

Low adjective - Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank.
Usage example: people, both high and low, have been worshipping in this cathedral for centuries

Genteel is an antonym for low.

Both words in one sentence

  • This species is a kind of genteel tract on a large scale, intended as a sort of medicinal sweetmeat for Low Church young ladies; an Evangelical substitute for the fashionable novel, as the May Meetings are a substitute for the Opera.
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