genteelism
English
Noun
genteelism (plural genteelisms)
- a nicer word used instead of a vulgar or distasteful word
- 2005, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury Publishing, paperback edition, page 296
- Were such cheerful genteelisms any use?
- 2005, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury Publishing, paperback edition, page 296
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