genteelismn.

Brit.

/dʒɛnˈtiːlɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/dʒɛnˈtiˌlɪzəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: genteel adj., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < genteel adj. + -ism suffix.

depreciative.

1. Affectedly polite or refined behaviour, attitudes, or characteristics, esp. when intended as a sign of superior social status.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affectation of refinement

airs and graces1697

fine-ladyism1799

gentility1821

shabby-gentility1829

gentishness1847

genteelism1849

silver-spoonism1859

posh1915

refainment1933

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > good manners or polite behaviour > as a result of good breeding

gentilesse1340

gentryc1390

afaitementc1400

gentleness?c1400

gentility1590

breeding1600

good breeding1603

genteelism1849

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > euphemism

euphemism1656

genteelism1849

euphemy1857

euphuisma1865

nice nellyism1933

1849 Wesleyan-Methodist Mag. July 719 That most contemptible of fripperies,—genteelism.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 24 Jan. 3/1 They are the marks of ‘genteelism’, as distinguished from gentility.

1987 Punch 20 May 55/2 Bateman felt boxed-in by Victorian genteelism and respectability.

2011 H. Hitchings Lang. Wars xv. 187 The point about genteelism is that it indicates primness and snootiness rather than any real dignity of thought and character.

2. The substitution, for an everyday word or expression, of one considered socially more acceptable, e.g. perspiration for sweat. Also: a word or expression substituted in this way.Coined by H. W. Fowler (see quot. 1926¹).

ΚΠ

1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 212/2 By genteelism is here to be understood the substituting, for the ordinary natural word that first suggests itself to the mind, of a synonym that is thought to be less soiled by the lips of the common herd, less familiar, less plebeian, less vulgar, less improper.

1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 212/2 The small selection of genteelisms offered below.

1960 Spectator 19 Aug. 275 There is no end to the flood of genteelism that is eroding the language.

2016 Irish Times (Nexis) 13 Jan. (Letters section) 15 It is acceptable to say that someone has been buried, and it is not necessary to use the modern mock genteelism ‘has been laid to rest’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	genteelism
释义	genteelismn. Brit. /dʒɛnˈtiːlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /dʒɛnˈtiˌlɪzəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: genteel adj., -ism suffix. Etymology: < genteel adj. + -ism suffix. depreciative. 1. Affectedly polite or refined behaviour, attitudes, or characteristics, esp. when intended as a sign of superior social status. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affectation of refinement airs and graces1697 fine-ladyism1799 gentility1821 shabby-gentility1829 gentishness1847 genteelism1849 silver-spoonism1859 posh1915 refainment1933 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > good manners or polite behaviour > as a result of good breeding gentilesse1340 gentryc1390 afaitementc1400 gentleness?c1400 gentility1590 breeding1600 good breeding1603 genteelism1849 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > euphemism euphemism1656 genteelism1849 euphemy1857 euphuisma1865 nice nellyism1933 1849 Wesleyan-Methodist Mag. July 719 That most contemptible of fripperies,—genteelism. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 24 Jan. 3/1 They are the marks of ‘genteelism’, as distinguished from gentility. 1987 Punch 20 May 55/2 Bateman felt boxed-in by Victorian genteelism and respectability. 2011 H. Hitchings Lang. Wars xv. 187 The point about genteelism is that it indicates primness and snootiness rather than any real dignity of thought and character. 2. The substitution, for an everyday word or expression, of one considered socially more acceptable, e.g. perspiration for sweat. Also: a word or expression substituted in this way.Coined by H. W. Fowler (see quot. 1926¹). ΚΠ 1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 212/2 By genteelism is here to be understood the substituting, for the ordinary natural word that first suggests itself to the mind, of a synonym that is thought to be less soiled by the lips of the common herd, less familiar, less plebeian, less vulgar, less improper. 1926 H. W. Fowler Dict. Mod. Eng. Usage 212/2 The small selection of genteelisms offered below. 1960 Spectator 19 Aug. 275 There is no end to the flood of genteelism that is eroding the language. 2016 Irish Times (Nexis) 13 Jan. (Letters section) 15 It is acceptable to say that someone has been buried, and it is not necessary to use the modern mock genteelism ‘has been laid to rest’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849
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