Definitions for courteous
ˈkɜr ti əscour·te·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 4 votes

1. courteous, gracious, niceadjective

   exhibiting courtesy and politeness

   "a nice gesture"

2. courteousadjective

   characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners

   "if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world"-Francis Bacon

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. courteousadjective

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Courteousadjective

   Elegant of manners; polite; well-bred; full of acts of respect.

   Etymology: courtois, French.

   He hath deserved worthily of his country;
   And this ascent is not by such easy degrees,
   As those who have been supple and courteous to the people. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   They are one while courteous, civil, and obliging; but, within a small time after, are supercilious, sharp, troublesome, fierce, and exceptious. Robert South, Sermons.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. courteous

   Etiquette () is the set of norms of personal behaviour in polite society, usually occurring in the form of an ethical code of the expected and accepted social behaviours that accord with the conventions and norms observed and practised by a society, a social class, or a social group. In modern English usage, the French word étiquette (label and tag) dates from the year 1750.

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1. courteous

   Courteous refers to showing politeness and good manners towards others. This includes being respectful, considerate, and displaying a pleasant demeanor, often involving actions that adhere to accepted social etiquette or norms.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.6 / 5 votes

1. Courteousadjective

   of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant

2. Etymology: [OE. cortais, corteis, cortois, rarely corteous, OF. corties, corteis, F. courtois. See Court.]

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Anagrams for courteous »

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How to say courteous in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of courteous in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of courteous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of courteous in a Sentence

1. Unknown:

   Teach children to be polite and courteous in the home, and, when he grows up, he will never be able to edge his car onto a freeway.

2. Joel Keller:

   This is directed at that knucklehead who, when asked by a courteous person to vacate a seat, refuses to do so.

3. Director Steve McCraw:

   A DPS state trooper has an obligation to exhibit professionalism and be courteous throughout the entire contact, and that wasn't the case in this situation.

4. President Obama:

   They're wonderful girls, michelle gets all the credit. Maybe an assist from my mother-in-law. But they really are just solid kids. They don't have an attitude. They're courteous and kind to everybody. They work hard. They don't feel like they're entitled to anything.

5. Steven McCraw:

   Regardless of the situation, it doesn't matter where it happens, a DPS state trooper has got an obligation to exhibit professionalism and be courteous ... and that wasn't the case in this situation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=courteous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Courteous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=courteous
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courteous
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courteous
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=courteous