gentlemanlike
- adjective
- /ˈdʒɛntəlmənˌlaɪk/
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caballeroso
- He dressed in a gentlemanlike style, wearing a tailored suit and polished shoes.
Examples
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At times, you are the most gentlemanlike man I know and yet you would...
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Your offer is most sincere, I can see, and gentlemanlike, and it honours me, truly.
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She is attracted to Henry upon their first meeting, when he is described as "a very gentlemanlike young man" of about "four or five and twenty" who "was rather tall, had a pleasing countenance, a very intelligent and lively eye, and, if not quite handsome, was very near it."
Academic text (2018) -
He always opens the door for others in a gentlemanlike manner.
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Her gentlemanlike behavior during the dinner impressed everyone present.
Synonyms
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4.6
Calm and serious in a way that shows self respect and gets respect from others
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3.7
Polite and respectful when you speak or behave
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1.0
Having elegant manners and good taste in art or dress
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4.4
Polite and considerate in a calm, respectful way
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7.5
Showing polite, protective, and brave behavior like a knight
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7.7
Polite and elegant in a way that tries to impress others
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2.9
Polite and respectful to other people
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7.2
Polite and elegant like people at a royal court
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7.0
Very formal and correct in clothes and manners, often strict and stiff
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4.1
Polite and behaving well around other people
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7.3
Being polite and treating people with respect
Antonyms
How Gentlemanly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gentlemanlike comes from gentle + man + -like, where gentle used to mean 'well-born' and now also means 'kind', and -like means 'like'. So gentlemanlike means 'like a gentleman' and describes polite, respectful behavior.