courteous.
Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
Meaning & usage
Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
a courteous gentleman a courteous gesture
Where this word comes from
From Middle English curteis, from Old French curteis (French courtois), from cort (“court”). By surface analysis, court + -eous. Compare typologically Czech zdvořilý (<~ dvůr), German höflich (<~ Hof). Also note Russian прийти́сь ко двору́ (prijtísʹ ko dvorú). Compare typologically civil, urbane. See pagan for the opposite.
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