English Synonym Finder

gentlemanly

Definitions

Polite, refined, and honorable in conduct or manner.

Characteristic of or befitting a man of high social standing or good breeding.

Examples

He maintained a gentlemanly composure even when the situation became heated.

It was a very gentlemanly gesture for him to offer his seat to the elderly woman on the train.

Synonyms

chivalrous courteous refined polite gallant well-mannered civil

Antonyms

boorish rude uncouth churlish vulgar ill-mannered impolite