Courtly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɔːɹtli/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɔːtli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɔːtli/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɔːɹtli/.

Examples

a courtly gentleman

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stately formal

Parts of Speech

adjective

refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

“a courtly gentleman”

Word Forms

court	noun	the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
courtliness	noun	elegance suggestive of a royal court
formalness	noun	a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies
stateliness	noun	an elaborate manner of doing something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

höfisch

raffiniert oder imposant in Art und Aussehen; angemessen für einen königlichen Hof

🇫🇷French

courtois

raffiné ou imposant de manière ou d'apparence; digne d'une cour royale

🇪🇸Spanish

cortés

refinado o imponente en forma o apariencia; digno de una corte real

🇮🇹Italian

cortese

raffinato o imponente nei modi o nell'aspetto; degno di una corte reale

🇳🇱Dutch

hoofs

verfijnd of imposant qua manier of uiterlijk; passend bij een koninklijk hof

🇵🇹Portuguese

cortês

refinado ou imponente em maneira ou aparência; condizente com uma corte real

🇷🇺Russian

учтивый

изысканные или импозантные манеры и внешний вид; подобающий королевскому двору

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सभ्य

ढंग या दिखावे में परिष्कृत या प्रभावशाली; एक शाही दरबार के अनुरूप

🇧🇩Bengali

ন্যায়পরায়ণ

refined or imposing in manner or চেহারা; রাজকীয় আদালতের জন্য উপযুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

மரியாதைக்குரிய

முறை அல்லது தோற்றத்தில் சுத்திகரிக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது சுமத்துதல்; அரச சபைக்கு ஏற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

మర్యాదపూర్వకంగా

పద్ధతిలో లేదా ప్రదర్శనలో శుద్ధి లేదా గంభీరమైన; రాజ న్యాయస్థానానికి తగినది

🇮🇳Marathi

दरबारी

परिष्कृत किंवा रीतीने किंवा देखावा मध्ये लादणे; शाही दरबारासाठी योग्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

નમ્રતાપૂર્વક

રીતે અથવા દેખાવમાં શુદ્ધ અથવા આલીશાન; શાહી દરબારમાં યોગ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ನ್ಯಾಯಸಮ್ಮತವಾಗಿ

ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ನೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಸ್ಕರಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಭವ್ಯವಾದ; ರಾಜಮನೆತನಕ್ಕೆ ಸರಿಹೊಂದುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മര്യാദയോടെ

രീതിയിലോ രൂപത്തിലോ പരിഷ്കരിച്ചതോ അടിച്ചേൽപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ; ഒരു രാജകീയ കോടതിക്ക് അനുയോജ്യമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਦਾਲਤੀ

ਢੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਦਿੱਖ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੁਧਾਰਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਥੋਪਣਾ; ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਦਰਬਾਰ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

عدالتی

انداز یا ظاہری شکل میں بہتر یا مسلط کرنا؛ شاہی دربار کے لیے موزوں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

彬彬有礼的

举止或外表优雅或庄严；适合皇家宫廷

🇯🇵Japanese

宮廷的な

態度や外観が洗練されているか、印象的である。宮廷にふさわしい

🇰🇷Korean

공손한

태도나 외모가 세련되거나 인상적입니다. 왕실에 어울리는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lịch sự

tinh tế hoặc áp đặt trong cách thức hoặc ngoại hình; xứng đáng với một triều đình

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างสุภาพ

ประณีตหรือสง่างามในลักษณะหรือรูปลักษณ์; สมกับเป็นราชสำนัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

sopan

halus atau mengesankan dalam cara atau penampilan; cocok untuk istana kerajaan

🇵🇭Filipino

magalang

pino o kahanga-hanga sa paraan o hitsura; angkop sa isang maharlikang korte

🇲🇾Malay

bersopan santun

halus atau menarik dalam cara atau penampilan; sesuai dengan mahkamah diraja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بلطف

مصقول أو مهيب في الأسلوب أو المظهر؛ يليق بالديوان الملكي

🇮🇷Persian

درباری

پالایش یا تحمیل در شیوه یا ظاهر؛ شایسته یک دربار سلطنتی

🇹🇷Turkish

nezaketle

tarz veya görünüm olarak rafine veya etkileyici; kraliyet sarayına yakışan

🇮🇱Hebrew

חצרנית

מעודן או מרשים באופן או במראה; כיאה לחצר מלכותית

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The primary meaning of 'courtly' is 'refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court'.

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'courtly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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