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courteous

 
Dictionary: cour·te·ous   (kûr'tē-əs) pronunciation
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.

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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.

Antonyms: courteous
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adj

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


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Polite.

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

Translations: Courteous
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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


 
 
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