courtois

See also: Courtois

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cortois, from Old French cort (whence Modern French cour) and -ois. Compare Czech zdvořilý, German höflich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuʁ.twa/

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Adjective

courtois (feminine courtoise, masculine plural courtois, feminine plural courtoises)

1. courtly

   amour courtois ― courtly love

2. courteous, polite

   Antonym: discourtois

   Near-synonyms: aimable, poli

Derived terms

• courtoisement
• courtoisie
• discourtois

See also

• chevaleresque
• galant

Further reading

• “courtois”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.