courtliness
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court·ly
(kôrt′lē)adj. court·li·er, court·li·est
1. Suitable for a royal court; stately: courtly furniture and pictures.
2. Elegant; refined: courtly manners.
3. Flattering in an insincere way; obsequious.
adv.
In a courtly manner; elegantly or politely.
court′li·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | courtliness - elegance suggestive of a royal court elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility" |
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Translations
لَطافَه، تودُّد، كَياسَه
eleganceuhlazenost
belevenhed
hofmennska; viîhafnarleg kurteisi
courtliness
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court
(koːt) noun1. a place where legal cases are heard. a magistrates' court; the High Court.
2. the judges and officials of a legal court. The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.
3. a marked-out space for certain games. a tennis-court; a squash court.
4. the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen. the court of King James.
5. the palace of a king or queen. Hampton Court.
6. an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.
verb1. to try to win the love of; to woo.
2. to try to gain (admiration etc).
3. to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).
ˈcourtier (-tiə) noun a member of the court of a king or queen. He was one of King James' courtiers.
ˈcourtly adjective having fine manners.
ˈcourtliness nounˈcourtship noun
courting or wooing.
ˈcourthouse noun a building where legal cases are held.
ˌcourt-ˈmartial – plural ˌcourts-ˈmartial – noun a court held by officers of the armed forces to try offences against discipline.
ˈcourtyard noun a court or enclosed ground beside, or surrounded by, a building. the courtyard of the castle.
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