Word.ws English Dictionary

genteel meaning in Hindi

शिष्ट śiṣṭ

/d͡ʒɛnˈtiːl/

genteel in Hindi: शिष्ट (śiṣṭ). In English, genteel means affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.

Hindi words for genteel

genteel, courteous
शिष्ट śiṣṭ

English meaning of genteel

  1. adjective Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
  2. adjective Polite and well-mannered.
  3. adjective Stylish or elegant.
  4. adjective Aristocratic.

Full definition of genteel

genteel in other languages

Questions about genteel in Hindi

What is the meaning of genteel in Hindi?
Genteel in Hindi is शिष्ट (śiṣṭ).
genteel का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Genteel: शिष्ट (śiṣṭ).
What does genteel mean in English?
Genteel means affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.

Source and license

Hindi words from Wiktionary's Hindi entries whose English meaning is “genteel”: शिष्ट. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: genteel (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-genteel.wav.

Cite this page: “genteel meaning in Hindi.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/hindi/genteel. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.