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- Dictionarycourteous/ˈkəːtɪəs/
adjective
- 1. polite, respectful, or considerate in manner: "she was courteous and obliging to all"
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Courteous means polite and showing respect. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Learn the meaning of courteous, a word that describes someone who is polite, respectful, and considerate of others. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for courteous.
Courteous means polite and showing respect. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
If you are courteous, your good manners show friendliness and concern for others, like your courteous habit of holding the door for people entering a building with you. The adjective courteous comes from the Old French word curteis, which means “having courtly bearing or manners.”
Courteous definition: having or showing good manners; polite.. See examples of COURTEOUS used in a sentence.
Courteous means polite and respectful to other people. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and related words, and hear the pronunciation.
Courteous means polite and considerate in manner, showing good manners and respect for others. Find the origin, usage, and translations of the word courteous in various languages and dictionaries.
