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–adjective

having or showing good manners; polite.

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

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—Related forms

cour·te·ous·ly, adverb

cour·te·ous·ness, noun

—Synonyms mannerly, gracious, courtly. See civil.

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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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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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