Courtly vs Genteel - What's the difference?
courtly | genteel | Related terms |
Suitable for a royal court; refined, dignified.
* 1598 , , III. ii. 666:
Obsequious, flattering.
Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
Polite and well-mannered.
Stylish or elegant.
Aristocratic
Courtly is a related term of genteel.
As adjectives the difference between courtly and genteel
is that courtly is suitable for a royal court; refined, dignified while genteel is affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.courtly
English
Adjective
(er)- Corin. You have too courtly a wit for me; I’ll rest.
- (Macaulay)