courtly
English
/ˈkɔːtli/, /ˈkɔɹtli/
adj
Definitions
- Befitting of a royal court; reflecting the manners or behaviour of people at court.
- Of or relating to a royal court.
- (obsolete) Overly eager to please or obey.
Etymology
Suffix from English court (woo).
Origin
English
court
Gloss
woo
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- accourt English
- anticourt English
- backcourt English
- ballcourt English
- claycourt English
- court English
- court-ridden English
- courtable English
- courtbred English
- courtcraft English
- courter English
- courtest English
- courtesy English
- courteth English
- courtful English
- courthouse English
- courtless English
- courtlet English
- courtlike English
- courtlily English
- courtliness English
- courtling English
- courtroom English
- courtship English
- courtside English
- courtyard English
- crosscourt English
- downcourt English
- e-court English
- endcourt English
- forecourt English
- frontcourt English
- fullcourt English
- halfcourt English
- hardcourt English
- homecourt English
- midcourt English
- multicourt English
- noncourt English
- outcourt English
- uncourtliness English
- uncourtly English
- upcourt English
- корт Russian
- kort Polish
- curtesie Middle English
- cort, curt Old French
- korto Esperanto
- कोर्ट Hindi
- kort Turkish
- 大葛樓 Chinese
- korti Swahili
- kot Tok Pisin
- curtesie xno
- kotu Hausa
- krutu Sranan Tongo
- court
- courter
- upcourt
- accourt
- e-court
- courtest
- midcourt
- courtful
- endcourt
- courtlet
- courteth
- noncourt
- courtesy
- outcourt
- courtless
- forecourt
- downcourt
- backcourt
- halfcourt
- courtside
- courtroom
- hardcourt
- courtlily
- fullcourt
- homecourt
- courtship
- uncourtly
- ballcourt
- anticourt
- courtlike
- courtable
- courtling
- courtbred
- claycourt
- courtyard
- multicourt
- crosscourt
- frontcourt
- courthouse
- courtcraft
- courtliness
- court-ridden
- uncourtliness