Antonyms for gentlefolk
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jen-tl-fohk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn tlˌfoʊk |
Definition of gentlefolk
- As in jet set : noun high society
- As in gentility : noun sophistication, cultivation
- This story deals with gentlefolk, or with those who are obliged to pretend that they are gentlefolk.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- Who are the gentlefolk the loss of whose patronage to the Feydau will be so poignantly felt?
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- It is because, as I said before, gentlefolk and farmers have left off joining or taking any interest in them.
- Extract from : « Tom Brown at Rugby » by Thomas Hughes
- The gentlefolk took her to the banquet hall and gave her a glass of cordial.
- Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
- Why should not he get interest for his money, like lords and gentlefolk?
- Extract from : « The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper » by Martin Farquhar Tupper
- What must it be like to be gentlefolk, to have the money to buy calm and cleanliness?
- Extract from : « The Call of the Blood » by Robert Smythe Hichens
- Is it possible that such a rascal usurps the privileges of gentlefolk?
- Extract from : « The Lady of Loyalty House » by Justin Huntly McCarthy
- They are, themselves, all well-to-do, and gentlefolk as well.
- Extract from : « Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp » by Annie Roe Carr
- To judge by their way of talking, they divide the world into folk and gentlefolk.
- Extract from : « A Poor Man's House » by Stephen Sydney Reynolds
- Why should we not clothe ourselves like gentlefolk as well as our kindred and friends at home?
- Extract from : « Prisoners of Hope » by Mary Johnston
Synonyms for gentlefolk
- aristocracy
- beau monde
- beautiful people
- blue blood
- café society
- civility
- country-club set
- courtesy
- courtliness
- cream of society
- crème de la crème
- culture
- decorum
- elegance
- elite
- etiquette
- fashionable society
- flower
- formality
- gentle birth
- gentlefolk
- gentry
- glitterati
- good breeding
- good family
- good manners
- haut monde
- high birth
- high life
- high society
- in-crowd
- leisured class
- mannerliness
- moneyed class
- nobility
- optimacy
- polish
- polite society
- politeness
- privileged class
- propriety
- quality
- rank
- refinement
- respectability
- ruling class
- salon
- smart set
- society
- the privileged
- the well-to-do
- upper class
- upper crust
- urbanity
- wealthy people
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