- gen|teel|ism
- gen|teel|ism «jehn TEE lihz uhm», noun.a word or expression substituted for another in an effort to sound genteel; euphemism.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gen|teel|ism
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teel — gen·teel·ism; gen·teel·ly; gen·teel·ness; man·teel; teel; gen·teel; cock·a·teel; … English syllables
genteelism — gen·teel·ism … English syllables
genteelism — gen•teel•ism [[t]dʒɛnˈti lɪz əm[/t]] n. ling. a word or phrase used in place of another, supposedly less genteel term • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
man — man·dae·an·ism; man·da·ic; man·da·la; man·da·ment; man·dan; man·dant; man·da·pa; man·dar; man·da·rin·ate; man·da·rin·ism; man·da·tary; man·da·tee; man·da·tor; man·da·to·ri·ly; man·da·tum; man·da·ya; man·de; man·de·ism; man·del·ate; man·del·ic;… … English syllables
