couth

[ kooth ]

/ kuθ /

Facetious.

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adjective

showing or having good manners or sophistication; smooth: Sending her flowers would be a very couth thing to do.

noun

good manners; refinement: to be lacking in couth.

Origin of couth

First recorded in 1895–1900; back formation from uncouth

Words nearby couth

Cousteau, Cousy, couta, couteau, couter, couth, couthie, coutil, couture, couturier, couturière

Definition for couth (2 of 2)

couth²

[ kooth ]

/ kuθ /

adjective Archaic.

known or acquainted with.

Origin of couth

First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English cūth, past participle of cunnan “to know”; see know¹, can², could

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Example sentences from the Web for couth

Al myten o 25 same inges bettere and more plentiuousely be couth 592 in e moue of e poeple at knowe al is.
Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's 'De Consolatione Philosophiae'|Geoffrey Chaucer
Al myten o same inges bettere and more plentiuousely be couth in e moue of e poeple at knowe al is.
Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's 'De Consolatione Philosophiae'|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for couth

couth

/ (kuːθ) /

adjective

facetious refined

archaic familiar; known

Word Origin for couth

Old English cūth known, past participle of cunnan to know; sense 1, back formation from uncouth

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单词	couth
释义	couth ¹ [ kooth ] / kuθ / Facetious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR couth ON THESAURUS.COM adjective showing or having good manners or sophistication; smooth: Sending her flowers would be a very couth thing to do. noun good manners; refinement: to be lacking in couth. Origin of couth ¹ First recorded in 1895–1900; back formation from uncouth Words nearby couth Cousteau, Cousy, couta, couteau, couter, couth, couthie, coutil, couture, couturier, couturière Definition for couth (2 of 2) couth² [ kooth ] / kuθ / adjective Archaic. known or acquainted with. Origin of couth ² First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English cūth, past participle of cunnan “to know”; see know¹, can², could Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for couth Al myten o 25 same inges bettere and more plentiuousely be couth 592 in e moue of e poeple at knowe al is. Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's 'De Consolatione Philosophiae'\|Geoffrey Chaucer Al myten o same inges bettere and more plentiuousely be couth in e moue of e poeple at knowe al is. Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's 'De Consolatione Philosophiae'\|Geoffrey Chaucer British Dictionary definitions for couth couth / (kuːθ) / adjective facetious refined archaic familiar; known Word Origin for couth Old English cūth known, past participle of cunnan to know; sense 1, back formation from uncouth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to couth practical, refined, worldly, mature, glistening, smooth, urbane, bright, shiny, burnished, knowing, disenchanted, experienced, practiced, jaded, cultivated, disillusioned, seasoned, studied, bored
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couth

adjective

noun

Origin of couth

Words nearby couth

Definition for couth (2 of 2)

adjective Archaic.

Origin of couth

Example sentences from the Web for couth

British Dictionary definitions for couth

adjective

Word Origin for couth

Words related to couth