Courteous

Quick meaning: Courteous is an adjective meaning Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.

Meaning

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

Example Sentences

a courteous gentleman a courteous gesture

Nectar ran / In courteous fountains to all cups outreach'd; / And plunder'd vines, teeming exhaustless, pleach'd / New growth about each shell and pendent lyre; [...]

His exhortations to his assistants to waste no time in getting on with the job, and to be tactful and courteous with those outside the railway service with whom they had to deal, are as apposite today as they were a century ago.

Synonyms for courteous

Depending on context, synonyms include civil, civilized, correct, cultivated, fair-mannered, genteel.

Antonyms for courteous

Common opposites include discourteous, uncourteous, aweless, improper, bad-mannered, barbaric.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include polite, gracious, nice, gallant, chivalrous, knightly.

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