courteous
43
3.7
- adjective
- /ˈkɜːrtiəs/
:
cortés
- It was certainly courteous of her to offer me your lunch.
- a courteous manner
- courteous behavior
- courteous and respectful
I have found the people in New York to be more genuinely courteous than people in Oklahoma.
- I have found the people in New York to be more genuinely courteous than people in Oklahoma.
- And it shows up in how we are courteous to one another and saying please and thank you for things.
- I just, what I can do is be polite, kind, courteous, interesting, fun to be around and that's all I can control.
- So if you are a cashier and you work at a grocery store helping customers, you know, being a decent human being, being nice to people, being courteous.
- It's actually courteous because it keeps the people out that we don't want in.
- It is, it is courteous, but there's also no consequences to not doing it.
- So he was in and out, you know, which is really, it's really sad but wonderfully courteous man.
Examples
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So, we're being courteous to our colleagues in New Orleans.
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I went way out of my way to be very helpful and courteous to that kid.
Fiction book (1995) -
And be courteous to them and not get in the way.
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And it shows up in how we are courteous to one another and saying please and thank you for things.
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The courteous thing to do would be to come back later.
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Maintain a civil and courteous tone.
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Each of these talks was followed by an open discussion, which was always courteous and friendly.
Academic text (2010) -
They were courteous and thanked me all the same.
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Teachers can show students what it means to be encouraging, courteous, and respectful as they teach patience and cooperation.
Academic text (2002) -
It was certainly courteous of her to offer me your lunch.
Synonyms
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1.0
Being kind and polite to others
585
3.9
Polite but not friendly or warm
534
1.0
Being helpful and caring toward other people
329
1.0
Showing good manners and respect to other people
166
3.4
Being kind, polite, and generous to other people
150
1.1
Being polite and showing admiration for someone
68
2.5
Showing care for other people's needs and feelings
33
4.1
Showing warm, friendly, and sincere feeling
17
4.4
Polite and considerate in a calm, respectful way
14
7.7
Polite and elegant in a way that tries to impress others
10
2.9
Polite and respectful to other people
3
7.9
Polite and showing good manners in formal situations
1
4.1
Polite and behaving well around other people
1
7.3
Being polite and treating people with respect
1
7.7
Respectful and careful about other people's feelings
Antonyms
How Polite
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Courteous comes from the word court, the royal place where people met a king or queen and had to be 'polite' in their words and actions. So to be courteous is to act like someone at court — respectful and careful with others.