courteous

(kûr'tē-əs)
adj.
Characterized by gracious consideration toward others. See synonyms at polite.

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

courteously cour'te·ous·ly adv.
courteousness cour'te·ous·ness n.

View more Literature & Language videos

are pronounced with initial kert-.

Previous:	court martial, coupon, couple
Next:	courtesan, courtesy, courtier

adjective

1. Full of polite concern for the well-being of others: attentive, considerate, gallant, polite, solicitous, thoughtful. See careful/careless, treat well/treat badly/treat.
2. Characterized by good manners: civil, genteel, mannerly, polite, well-bred, well-mannered. See courtesy/discourtesy.

adj

Definition: gentle, mannerly
Antonyms: bad-mannered, discourteous, impolite, rude, uncivil, uncourteous, unmannerly, unrefined

IN BRIEF: Polite.

Learning to be courteous is an important life skill anywhere you live.

LearnThatWord.com is a free vocabulary and spelling program where you only pay for results!

For a list of words related to courteous, see:

• Proper, Courteous, Refined, or Puritanical

---

See words rhyming with "courteous."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Courteous.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - høflig, velopdragen

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoffelijk, beleefd

Français (French)
adj. - courtois, galant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - höflich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αβρός, ευγενικός

Italiano (Italian)
cortese

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cortês

Русский (Russian)
учтивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cortés, atento

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - artig, hövisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
彬彬有礼的, 谦恭的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 彬彬有禮的, 謙恭的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 예의 바른, 정중한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 礼儀正しい, 親切な, 丁寧な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مؤدب, مهذب, مجامل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אדיב‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.