refinement+of+manners

  • 11refinement — re fine·ment || rɪ faɪnmÉ™nt n. purification, filtration, distillation; act of making civilized, cultivation, improvement of manners or style …

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  • 12refinement — n 1. fineness, elegance, gentleness, polish, grace, delicacy, beauty; culture, cultivation, civilization; urbanity, urbaneness, suavity, suaveness, sophistication; tastefulness, discrimination; fastidiousness, nicety, finesse; chivalry, gentility …

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  • 13refinement — re•fine•ment [[t]rɪˈfaɪn mənt[/t]] n. 1) fineness or elegance of feeling, taste, manners, language, etc 2) an instance of this 3) the act or process of refining 4) the quality or state of being refined 5) a subtle point or distinction 6) an… …

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  • 14coarse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rough, harsh textured, coarse grained; uncouth, rude, crude, crass, vulgar, gross, unrefined; broad, bawdy, ribald. See roughness, discourtesy, impurity, texture. Ant., smooth, delicate, refined. II …

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  • 15Politeness — Po*lite ness, n. 1. High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance. [R.] Evelyn. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality or state of being polite; refinement of manners; urbanity; courteous behavior; complaisance; obliging attentions. [1913 Webster] Syn:… …

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  • 16vulgarity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Bad taste Nouns 1. vulgarity, vulgarism; barbarism; offense, bad taste; inelegance, indelicacy; gaucherie, ill breeding, discourtesy, incivility; coarseness, indecorum, boorishness; rowdyism,… …

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  • 17coarse — [kôrs] adj. coarser, coarsest [specialized var. of COURSE in sense of “ordinary or usual order” as in of course] 1. of inferior or poor quality; common [coarse fare] 2. consisting of rather large elements or particles [coarse sand] 3. not fine or …

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  • 18gentility — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. refinement, elegance; courtesy; nobility. See fashion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. decorum, propriety, refinement; see behavior 1 , decorum , refinement 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesa …

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  • 19classy — adj. 1. having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress. Opposite of {styleless}. [informal] Syn: posh, swish, stylish. [WordNet 1.5] 2. exhibiting refinement and high character. Opposite of {low class} [informal] Syn: high class.… …

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  • 20urbane — /ɜˈbeɪn / (say er bayn) adjective 1. having the refinement and manners considered to be characteristic of city dwellers; civilised; sophisticated. 2. smoothly polite; suave or bland. 3. exhibiting elegance, refinement, or courtesy, as in… …