2007-10-02 06:05:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Adjective
* S: (adj) courteous, gracious, nice (exhibiting courtesy and politeness) "a nice gesture"
* S: (adj) courteous (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
2007-10-02 06:12:32 · answer #1 · answered by Triple Threat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Courteous is a single word for describing a person's manners as "suitable for court", with "court" meaning a place kings and such hang out, not a bunch of mere lawyers.
2007-10-02 06:57:27 · answer #2 · answered by open4one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Polite. Gracious. Thoughtful. Considerate.
"Courteous" connotes more than simply abiding by rules of etiquette for the sake of being seen as correct.
2007-10-02 06:44:36 · answer #3 · answered by Texlady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When someone is courteous, he or she is showing kindness and humility. Examples are: keeping the door open for someone, pulling out a seat for someone, lending your coat or jacket to someone who is cold, etc..
Courteous is the opposite of selfish. Someone is looking out for someone else.
2007-10-02 06:18:16 · answer #4 · answered by slobberknocker_usa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means polite or well-mannered; it's from the notion of "courtly" behavior.
2007-10-02 07:21:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
adjective
courteous;gallant;plite;respectful;solemn
2007-10-03 00:26:30 · answer #6 · answered by Glydene 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good manners, as found at court.
2007-10-02 09:05:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means to be respectful and nice to people..you can also use the dictionary to look up words you don't know
2016-05-19 06:19:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋