单词 | courteousness |
释义 | courteousnessn. The quality of being courteous; gracious or obliging politeness; courtesy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] goodshipOE goodnessOE well-willingnessOE goodlaikc1175 charity?c1225 courtesy1297 kindnessc1300 meeknessc1300 kindheada1325 benignityc1374 benevolencec1384 kindshipa1393 betternessa1400 homeliness1402 goodliness1405 courteousnessc1430 kindliness1440 kindlaikc1450 beneficialness1528 beneficence1531 benevolency1545 beneficency1576 kindheartedness1583 benefiting1594 candidness1643 benefacture1651 geniality1652 candour1653 hearta1656 obliging1676 benevolentness1736 affectionateness1751 warm-heartedness1808 Samaritanism1843 sweet-heartedness1865 benignancy1876 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > as a quality or disposition courtesy1526 courteousness1530 c1430 Chev. Assigne 179 The curteysnesse of criste..be wth þese other cheynes. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 210/1 Courtesnesse, benignité. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. v. (R.) Godly menne..muste moue and allure all menne with courtiousnesse, ientlenesse and beneficialnesse..to loue and to concorde. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued I. ii. 322 Courteousness is the skin and outside of virtue. 1871 S. Smiles Character ix. 236 His manly courteousness and affability of disposition. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.c1430 |
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