courteous

English

Pronunciation

• (GB) IPA: /ˈkɜːtiəs/

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Adjective

courteous (comparative more courteous, superlative most courteous)

1. Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.

   a courteous gentleman

   a courteous gesture

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:polite

Antonyms

• discourteous

Derived terms

• courteously

Translations

showing regard for others

Bulgarian: учтив, внимателен, вежлив Chinese: Mandarin: 有禮貌 (cmn), 有礼貌 (cmn) (yǒulǐmào) Dutch: hoffelijk (nl) Esperanto: ĝentila (eo) Finnish: kohtelias (fi) French: courtois (fr), poli (fr) German: höflich (de) Hebrew: אדיב (adyv) m., אדיבה (adiva) f.

Ido: jentila (io) Italian: cortese (it) Polish: uprzejmy m., grzeczny m. Russian: любезный (ru), вежливый (ru), обходительный (ru), учтивый (ru), (archaic) куртуазный (ru) Spanish: cordial (es) Swedish: artig, hövlig

See also

• courtesy

Anagrams

• outsource