English-Thai Dictionary

courteous

ADJ สุภาพ นอบน้อม  มี มารยาท  นอบน้อม  polite gracious su-phab-nob-nom

 

courteously

ADV อย่าง สุภาพ  อย่าง อ่อนน้อม  politely graciously yang-su-phab

 

courteousness

N ความ มี มารยาท  ความ นอบน้อม  politeness civility kwam-me-ma-ra-yad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COURTEOUS

a.[from court. ] 1. Polite; wellbred; being of elegant manners; civil; obliging; condescending; applied to persons.
2. Polite; civil; graceful; elegant; complaisant; applied to manners, etc.

 

COURTEOUSLY

adv. In a courteous manner; with obliging civility and condescension; complaisantly.

 

COURTEOUSNESS

n.Civility of manners; obliging condescension; complaisance.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COURTEOUS

Cour "te *ous (kr "t-s; 277 ), a. Etym: [OE. cortais, corteis, cortois,rarely corteous, OF. corties, corteis, F. courtois. See Court. ]

 

Defn: Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or exxpressive 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.

 

COURTEOUSLY

COURTEOUSLY Cour "te *ous *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a courteous manner.

 

COURTEOUSNESS

COURTEOUSNESS Cour "te *ous *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being courteous; politeness; courtesy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

courteous

cour te ous |ˈkərtēəs ˈkərdiəs | ▶adjective polite, respectful, or considerate in manner. DERIVATIVES cour te ous ly adverb, cour te ous ness noun ORIGIN Middle English (meaning ‘having manners fit for a royal court ’): from Old French corteis, based on Latin cohors ‘yard, retinue ’ (see court ). The change in the ending in the 16th cent. was due to association with words ending in -eous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

courteous

courteous |ˈkəːtjəs | ▶adjective polite, respectful, or considerate in manner. DERIVATIVES courteously adverb, courteousness noun ORIGIN Middle English (meaning ‘having manners fit for a royal court ’): from Old French corteis, based on Latin cohors ‘yard, retinue ’ (see court ). The change in the ending in the 16th cent. was due to association with words ending in -eous .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

courteous

courteous adjective our courteous staff is available 24 hours a day: polite, well-mannered, civil, respectful, well-behaved, well-bred, well-spoken, mannerly; gentlemanly, chivalrous, gallant; gracious, obliging, considerate, pleasant, cordial, urbane, polished, refined, courtly, civilized. ANTONYMS rude.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

courteous

courteous adjective enquiries will be dealt with by our highly skilled, courteous staff: polite, well mannered, civil, respectful, deferential, well behaved, well bred; gentlemanly, chivalrous, gallant; ladylike, genteel; cultivated, gracious, obliging, kind, considerate, pleasant, cordial, genial, affable, thoughtful, urbane, well brought up, well spoken; formal, proper, polished, refined, decorous, courtly, civilized, tactful, discreet, diplomatic; Brit. informal decent; dated mannerly. ANTONYMS discourteous, rude. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD courteous, polite, civil See polite . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

courteous

cour te ous /kə́ː r tiəs / (! -our-は /əː r /) 〖「court (宮廷 )の作法を身につけた 」＞「礼儀正しい 」; 〗→court 形容詞 more ～; most ～【他人に対して 】礼儀正しい , 思いやりがある , 丁重な «to , toward , with » (↔discourteous ; →polite 1 )▸ I was being courteous when I opened the door for the older lady .私は親切にしようとその老婦人にドアを開けてあげた ～ly 副詞 礼儀正しく, 丁重に .～ness 名詞 U 礼儀正しさ .