All courtly synonyms
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C c adj courtly
- gallant — brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous: a gallant knight; a gallant rescue attempt.
- aristocratic — Aristocratic means belonging to or typical of the aristocracy.
- stately — majestic; imposing in magnificence, elegance, etc.: a stately home.
- polite — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- civilized — If you describe a society as civilized, you mean that it is advanced and has sensible laws and customs.
- affable — Someone who is affable is pleasant and friendly.
- dignified — characterized or marked by dignity of aspect or manner; stately; decorous: dignified conduct.
- gracious — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- august — August is the eighth month of the year in the Western calendar.
- ceremonious — especially or excessively polite or formal
- chivalrous — A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- civil — You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it.
- complimentary — If you are complimentary about something, you express admiration for it.
- conventional — Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
- cultured — If you describe someone as cultured, you mean that they have good manners, are well educated, and know a lot about the arts.
- decorous — Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.
- flattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- formal — being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
- imposing — very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France.
- lofty — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- obliging — willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.
- polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- prim — formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
- refined — having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people.
- studied — marked by or suggestive of conscious effort; not spontaneous or natural; affected: studied simplicity.
- urbane — having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner.
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
- high-bred — of superior breed.