Courtois

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 eine Person, die sich durch Ausgezeichnetheit, Eleganz und Raffinesse auszeichnet. , 🇪🇸 cortés , 🇮🇹 distinguente, elegante, raffinato , 🇵🇹 distinguido, elegante, refinado , 🇨🇳 有礼貌的 , 🇯🇵 洗練され、エレガントで上品な人物 , 🇰🇷 예의바른 , 🇸🇦 متميز، أنيق، راقٍ , 🇮🇳 परिष्कृत, सुरुचिपूर्ण, सुसंस्कृत

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Etymology

The noun *courtois* is a recent formation from the Old French adjective *courtois* (“courteous”). *Courtois* was built from *cour* “court” (from Latin *cohortem*, “enclosed place, courtyard”) plus the suffix *‑ois* meaning “belonging to”. Initially it denoted a person of the court—a courtier—whose manner was refined and elegant, and the noun later came to signify that refined person or style.

Synonyms

un courtisan un aristocrate un élégant un raffiné un distingué un gracieux un gentleman

Antonyms

impoli grossier indélicat barbare