Genteelness
Genteelness noun - Speech or behavior that is a sign of good breeding.
Usage example: the young man displays the kind of old-school genteelness that one rarely encounters on today's college campuses
Humility and genteelness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Humility" instead a noun "Genteelness".
Humility
Humility noun - The absence of any feelings of being better than others.
Genteelness and humility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Genteelness" instead a noun "Humility".
Nearby Word: humiliation
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- grace and genteelness
- grace and humility
- reverence and genteelness
- reverence and humility
- gentleness and genteelness
- gentleness and humility
- deference and genteelness
- deference and humility
- courtesy and genteelness
- courtesy and humility
- civility and genteelness
- civility and humility
- restraint and genteelness
- restraint and humility
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Humility and Genteelness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/genteelness/humility
Genteelness & Humility. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/genteelness/humility>.
Humility or Genteelness. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/genteelness/humility.
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