well-bred
Of good stock
Well-bred describes someone raised with good manners and social refinement, suggesting proper upbringing in a respectable family: a well-bred young woman who knew which fork to use.
The term applies equally to animals bred from superior stock: a well-bred Arabian horse.
The word carries an old-fashioned, class-conscious tone.
Showing good manners
- courteousShowing respectful consideration
- mannerlyHaving good social conduct
- respectfulShowing proper regard
- graciousPleasantly kind and courteous
civil · tactful · considerate · decorous · gentlemanly · ladylike · chivalrous · cordial
Purified or cultured
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- cultivatedImproved through nurture
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
tasteful · genteel · urbane · suave · debonair · poised · graceful · cosmopolitan
Of hereditary nobility
- highbornOf aristocratic birth
- pedigreedOf verified ancestry
- bluebloodPerson of noble birth
- nobilityTitled ruling class
gentry · patrician · lineage · ancestry · hereditary · dynasty · peerage · landed
Lifted higher up
- nurturedCared for supportively
- rearedRaised to maturity
- groomedMade neat and tidy
- trainedTaught a skill
schooled · tutored · finishing-school · deportment · comportment · etiquette · propriety · decorum
polite
Showing good manners
- courteousShowing respectful consideration
- mannerlyHaving good social conduct
- respectfulShowing proper regard
gracious · civil · tactful · considerate · decorous · gentlemanly · ladylike · chivalrous · cordial · deferential
refined
Purified or cultured
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- cultivatedImproved through nurture
sophisticated · tasteful · genteel · urbane · suave · debonair · poised · graceful · cosmopolitan · worldly
aristocratic
Of hereditary nobility
nobility · gentry · patrician · lineage · ancestry · hereditary · dynasty · peerage · landed · wellborn
raised
Lifted higher up
trained · schooled · tutored · finishing-school · deportment · comportment · etiquette · propriety · decorum · upstanding
well-bredill-bred
Lacking good manners
ill-mannered · rude · impolite · discourteous · uncivil
well, breeding, bred, breeder, well-mannered, breeds, purebred, breading, thoroughbred