förnäm — meaning in English

English meaning

• genteel adj Polite, refined, and well-mannered, sometimes to an exaggerated or old-fashioned degree.
• imperial adj Relating to an empire, or to an emperor or empress.

Senses

förnäm is used for these senses in English:

• genteel Polite and well-mannered.
• imperial Of special, superior, or unusual size or excellence.

imperial — full definition

1. adj Relating to an empire, or to an emperor or empress.
2. adj Relating to the traditional British system of measurement (as opposed to metric).
3. adj Grand, majestic, or of superior size and quality.
4. noun An oversized wine bottle holding about six litres, roughly eight times a standard bottle.

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