characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; -Francis Bacon
“if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world”
Word Forms
grace
noun
a sense of propriety and consideration for others
graciousness
noun
excellence of manners or social conduct
niceness
noun
a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
höflich
Höflichkeit und Höflichkeit zeigen
🇫🇷French
courtois
faire preuve de courtoisie et de politesse
🇪🇸Spanish
cortés
mostrando cortesía y cortesía
🇮🇹Italian
cortese
dimostrando cortesia e gentilezza
🇳🇱Dutch
beleefd
hoffelijkheid en beleefdheid tonen
🇵🇹Portuguese
cortês
exibindo cortesia e polidez
🇷🇺Russian
вежливый
проявление вежливости и вежливости
India
🇮🇳Hindi
विनम्र
शिष्टाचार और शिष्टता का प्रदर्शन करना
🇧🇩Bengali
বিনয়ী
সৌজন্য ও ভদ্রতা প্রদর্শন করা
🇮🇳Tamil
மரியாதையான
கண்ணியம் மற்றும் கண்ணியத்தை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறது
🇮🇳Telugu
మర్యాదగల
మర్యాద మరియు మర్యాదను ప్రదర్శిస్తుంది
🇮🇳Marathi
विनम्र
सौजन्य आणि सभ्यता प्रदर्शित करणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
નમ્ર
સૌજન્ય અને નમ્રતાનું પ્રદર્શન
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿನಯಶೀಲ
ಸೌಜನ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಸಭ್ಯತೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മര്യാദയുള്ള
മര്യാദയും മര്യാദയും പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਿਮਰ
ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਮਰਤਾ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
شائستہ
شائستگی اور شائستگی کا مظاہرہ کرنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
有礼貌
表现出礼貌和礼貌
🇯🇵Japanese
丁寧
礼儀と礼儀正しさを示す
🇰🇷Korean
예의 바른
공손함과 예의를 보여주기
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lịch sự
thể hiện sự lịch sự và lịch sự
🇹🇭Thai
สุภาพ
แสดงความสุภาพและสุภาพเรียบร้อย
🇮🇩Indonesian
sopan
menunjukkan kesopanan dan kesopanan
🇵🇭Filipino
magalang
nagpapakita ng kagandahang-loob at kagandahang-asal
🇲🇾Malay
berbudi bahasa
menunjukkan kesopanan dan kesopanan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مهذب
إظهار المجاملة والأدب
🇮🇷Persian
مودب
نشان دادن ادب و ادب
🇹🇷Turkish
nazik
nezaket ve nezaket göstermek
🇮🇱Hebrew
אָדִיב
מפגין אדיבות ונימוס
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'courteous'?
The primary meaning of 'courteous' is 'exhibiting courtesy and politeness'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'courteous' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'courteous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'courteous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'courteous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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