Couth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkuːθ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Couth is an adjective meaning (Scotland) Variant of couthie.
Meaning
(Scotland) Variant of couthie.
More Meanings
- Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; cultured, refined.
- Social grace, refinement, sophistication; etiquette, manners.
- (obsolete) Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.
- (rare) A person with social graces; a refined or sophisticated person.
Example Sentences
That man has no couth.
You got no couth, Ed. You was raised no-count is what you were. No count and you ain't got a lick of couth.
So Dennis May thrilled me in a recent issue when he described Raymond Mays' 1939 E.R.A. racer as a "couth" little Merc-like model.
Couth and manners are intensely subjective concepts. Each culture has its own standards of acceptable table manners, for instance.
Word Forms
- couths
Synonyms for couth
Depending on context, synonyms include refined.
Antonyms for couth
Common opposites include uncouth.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include refined, conversaunt, cognitive, cushdy, coupy, coxy.
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