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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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