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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1068/
- Published: 2023-01-02T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-01-02T17:51:47.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:34

The word for today is…

genteel (adjective):

1a : having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish  
b : of or relating to the gentry or upper class  
c : elegant or graceful in manner, appearance, or shape  
d : free from vulgarity or rudeness : polite  
2a : maintaining or striving to maintain the appearance of superior or middle-class social status or respectability  
b(1) : marked by false delicacy, prudery, or affectation  
(2) : conventionally or insipidly pretty

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genteel?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology :The word genteel has some familiar English relatives, including gentle, gentrify, and gentility. All come from the Latin noun gens, used to refer to a group of related people. That word’s plural, gentes, was used in Roman times to classify the people of the world, particularly non-Romans. Similarly, the English gentile refers to people who are not Jewish, or who don’t follow other specific religions. Many non-English words come from gens as well, including the Spanish gente, meaning “people.”

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