Respect, consideration; kindness, compassion; mercy.

Of a person, the heart, etc.: having a pleasant manner; courteous, gracious; kind, gentle. Frequently used as a conventional epithet of praise.

†(a) Of gentle disposition, mild, meek; gracious, kindly; courteous, affable. Obsolete. (b) Pleasant and affable in outward manner or address…

Of a person: courteous, gracious; lovely, agreeable; noble, valiant.

Having such manners as befit the court of a prince; having the bearing of a courtly gentleman in intercourse with others; graciously polite and…

Gracious, courteous; = hend, adj. 2a.

Well-bred, gentle, courteous, kind, complaisant.

Gracious, courteous; courtly, refined. Obsolete.

Having pleasant disposition and manners; amiable, kindly; gracious, benignant. Of personal actions or attributes.

Characterized by or exhibiting kindness, courtesy, or generosity of spirit; courteous, considerate, tactful; generous.

Gentle, courteous, modest.

= debonair, adj.

= debonair, adj.; cf. debonary, adj.

Originally: †civil, courteous, or obliging towards others (obsolete). In later use: characterized by sympathy with and consideration for others…

Courteous, or obliging in behaviour to others; demonstrating or indicative of such behaviour; polite. In later use frequently with negative…

Genteel; courteous, well-bred, refined.

Scottish. Civil, courteous; polite, well-behaved; well-spoken. Cf. indiscreet, adj. 3. Now rare.

Courteous, behaving in a manner that is respectful or considerate of others; well-mannered.

Polite, courteous.