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- Dictionarycouth/kuːθ/
adjective
- 1. cultured, refined, and well mannered: "it is more couth to hold your shrimp genteelly by the tail when eating"
noun
- 1. good manners; refinement: "he has no couth, no brains and doesn't know the meaning of the word diplomacy"
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Couth is an adjective or noun that means sophisticated, polished, or refined. It is the opposite of uncouth, which means rude, uncivilized, or vulgar.
Couth definition: showing or having good manners or sophistication; smooth. See examples of COUTH used in a sentence.
As a noun, couth means good manners, sophistication or politeness, like having the couth to hold the door — or hold your tongue if the conversation turns to touchy subjects like money, politics, religion, or a person's physical appearance. The opposite of couth is uncouth.
Definitions of 'couth'. 1. If you say that someone has couth, you mean that they have good manners and sophistication. [US] [...] 2. If you describe a person or their behavior as couth, you mean that they are polite and sophisticated. [...] More.
Couth is a back-formation from uncouth, meaning refined or sophisticated. It is also used facetiously to mock someone's manners or behavior. See examples, translations and related words.
If you describe a person or their behavior as couth, you mean that they are polite and sophisticated. That's the message, only put in a far more couth way. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary .
Couth definition: showing or having good manners or sophistication; smooth. See examples of COUTH used in a sentence.
