gentlemanly
adjectiveHow many syllables in gentlemanly?
There are 4 syllables in the word gentlemanly.How to pronounce gentlemanly:
Definition of gentlemanly:
- gentlemanly (adjective):
- polite or courteous
- characteristic of or having the character of a gentleman
- (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel.
Synonyms for gentlemanly:
chivalrous
civil
civilised
civilized
courteous
couth
cultivated
cultured
dainty
debonair
debonaire
debonnaire
delicate
fastidious
finespun
gallant
genteel
gentlemanlike
gentlemanly
gracious
ladylike
male
manly
mannerly
masculine
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Antonyms for gentlemanly:
awkward
bad-mannered
boorish
broken
callow
cantankerous
charmless
churlish
classless
clownish
clumsy
coarse
crass
crude
discourteous
gauche
graceless
ignorant
ill-bred
ill-mannered
impolite
inelegant
intermittent
inurbane
loud
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Syllable Fun Fact
Light syllables, having short vowels and no ending consonant, often occur in unstressed positions in polysyllabic words.
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