Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Genteel \Gen*teel"\, a. [F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful. See
   {Gentle}.]
   1. Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded
      as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from
      vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a
      refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred; as,
      genteel company, manners, address.

   2. Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or
      manner; as, the lady has a genteel person. Law.

   3. Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live
      in a genteel allowance.

   Syn: Polite; well-bred; refined; polished.

Source : WordNet®

genteel
     adj : marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated
           speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a
           genteel old lady"; "polite society" [syn: {civilized},
           {civilised}, {cultivated}, {cultured}, {polite}]