courteous

cour·te·ous

 (kûr′tē-əs)

adj.

Characterized by gracious consideration toward others. See Synonyms at polite.

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

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cour′te·ous·ly adv.

cour′te·ous·ness n.

courteous

(ˈkɜːtɪəs)

adj

polite and considerate in manner

[C13 corteis, literally: with courtly manners, from Old French; see court]

ˈcourteously adv

ˈcourteousness n

cour•te•ous

(ˈkɜr ti əs)

adj.

having or showing good manners; polite.

[1225–75; Middle English co(u)rteis < Anglo-French (see court, -ese); suffix later conformed to -eous]

cour′te•ous•ly, adv.

cour′te•ous•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	courteous - exhibiting courtesy and politeness; "a nice gesture" gracious, nice polite - showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
	2.	courteous - 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 respectful - full of or exhibiting respect; "respectful behavior"; "a respectful glance" discourteous - showing no courtesy; rude; "a distant and at times discourteous young"

courteous

adjective polite, civil, respectful, mannerly, polished, refined, gracious, gallant, affable, urbane, courtly, well-bred, well-mannered He gave me a courteous but firm refusal.
rude, unkind, disrespectful, insolent, impolite, ungracious, discourteous, uncivil, ill-mannered

courteous

adjective

1. Full of polite concern for the well-being of others:

attentive, considerate, gallant, polite, solicitous, thoughtful.

2. Characterized by good manners:

civil, genteel, mannerly, polite, well-bred, well-mannered.

Translations

لَطيف، أنيس، مُجامِل

zdvořilý

høfligvelopdragen

höflich

cortés

poliaffablecivilcourtois

kurteis, háttprúîur

corteseeducato

pagarbiai

laipnspieklājīgs

вежливыйкуртуазный

spoštljivvljuden

kibarnazik

彬彬有礼的有礼貌的

courteous

[ˈkɜːtɪəs] ADJ → cortés, atento

courteous

[ˈkɜː^rtiəs] adj

[person] → courtois(e), poli(e)

[service, letter] → courtois(e)

courteous

adj, courteously

adv → höflich

courteous

[ˈkɜːtɪəs] adj → cortese

courteous

(ˈkəːtiəs) adjective

polite; considerate and respectful. It was courteous of him to write a letter of thanks. hoflik, beleefd لَطيف، أنيس، مُجامِل учтив cortês zdvořilý höflich høflig; velopdragen ευγενικόςamable, educado, cortés peenekombeline مودب؛ مبادی آداب kohtelias poliמנומס विनीत ljubazan udvarias sopan kurteis, háttprúður cortese 礼儀正しい 예의 바른, 정중한 mandagus, pagarbus pieklājīgs; laipns sopan beleefdhøflig, dannetuprzejmy با ادب delicado politicos любезный zdvorilý vljuden; spoštljiv učtiv artig, hövlig สุภาพนอบน้อม kibar, nazik 有禮貌的，體貼且尊重的 ввічливий, чемний خوش اخلاق، مهذب، متواضع lịch sự 有礼貌的，彬彬有礼的

ˈcourteously adverb

hoflik, beleefd بِلَطافه، بتوَدُّد، بكِياسيه учтиво cortesmente zvdořile höflich høfligt; velopdragent ευγενικάamablemente, educadamente peenekombeliselt مودبانه kohteliaasti poliment בְּאָדִיבוּת शिष्टतापूर्वक ljubazno udvariasan dengan sopan kurteisislega cortesemente 丁重に 예의 바르게, 정중하게 mandagiai, pagarbiai pieklājīgi; laipni dengan bersopan beleefdhøflig, dannetuprzejmie مودبانه cortêsmente (în mod) politicos любезно zdvorilo vljudno; spoštljivo učtivo artigt, hövligt อย่างสุภาพ kibarca, nezaketle 有禮貌地 ввічливо, чемно خوش اخلاقى س‍ے một cách lịch sự 有礼貌地

ˈcourteousness noun

hoflikheid, beleefdheid لَطافه، تودُّد، كياسَه учтивост cortesia zdvořilost die Höflichkeit høflighed; velopdragenhed ευγένειαcortesía, educación, amabilidad, gentileza peenekombelisus ادب kohteliaisuus politesseאדיבות शिष्टता ljubaznost udvariasság kesopanan kurteisi cortesia いんぎんさ 예의 바름 mandagumas, pagarbumas pieklājība; laipnība kesopanan beleefdheidhøflighet, dannelseuprzejmość ادب /delicadamente politeţe любезность zdvorilosť vljudnost; spoštljivost učtivost artighet, hövlighet ความนอบน้อม kibarlık, nezaket 有禮貌 ввічливість, чемність خوش اخلاقى، شائستگی، تواضع sự lịch sự 有礼貌