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cour·te·ous    Audio Help   [kur-tee-uhs] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
having or showing good manners; polite.

[Origin: 1225–75; court + -eous; r. ME co(u)rteis < AF; see court, -ese]

cour·te·ous·ly, adverb
cour·te·ous·ness, noun

mannerly, gracious, courtly. See civil.
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cour·te·ous    Audio Help   (kûr'tē-əs)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Characterized by gracious consideration toward others. See Synonyms at polite.


[Middle English corteis, courtly, from Old French, from cort, court; see court.]

cour'te·ous·ly adv., cour'te·ous·ness n.
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courteous 
1275, from O.Fr. curteis "having courtly bearing or manners," from curt "court" + -eis, from L. -ensis. In feudal society, also denoting a man of good education (hence the name Curtis). Medieval courts were associated with good behavior and also beauty; e.g. Ger. hübsch "beautiful," from M.H.G. hübesch "beautiful," orig. "courteous, well-bred," from O.Franconian hofesch, from hof "court."

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courteous

adjective
1. exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" 
2. characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon [ant: discourteous

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courteous [ˈkəːtiəs] adjective
polite; considerate and respectful
Example: It was courteous of him to write a letter of thanks.
Arabic: لَطيف، أنيس، مُجامِل
Chinese (Simplified): 有礼貌的
Chinese (Traditional): 有禮貌的
Czech: zdvořilý
Danish: høflig; velopdragen
Dutch: beleefd
Estonian: peenekombeline
Finnish: huomaavainen
French: poli
German: höflich
Greek: ευγενικός
Hungarian: udvarias
Icelandic: kurteis, háttprúður
Indonesian: sopan
Italian: cortese
Japanese: 礼儀正しい
Korean: 예의바른, 공손한
Latvian: pieklājīgs; laipns
Lithuanian: mandagus, pagarbus
Norwegian: høflig, dannet
Polish: uprzejmy
Portuguese (Brazil): cortês, gentil
Portuguese (Portugal): delicado
Romanian: politicos
Russian: любезный
Slovak: zdvorilý
Slovenian: vljuden; spoštljiv
Spanish: amable, educado, cortés
Swedish: artig, hövlig
Turkish: kibar, nazik
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Courteous

Cour"te*ous\ (k?r"t?-?s; 277), a. [OE. cortais, corteis, cortois, rarely corteous, OF. corties, corteis, F. courtois. See Court.] Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.

A patient and courteous bearing. --Prescott.

His behavior toward his people is grave and courteous. --Fuller.
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