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couth
(adjective) (used facetiously) refined and well-mannered
couth
(noun) (used facetiously) refinement
Source: WordNet® 3.1
couth (comparative more couth, superlative most couth)
(obsolete) Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.
Antonym: uncouth (obsolete)
(Scotland) Variant of couthie.
Agreeable, friendly, pleasant.
Comfortable; cosy, snug.
couth
(obsolete except in adjective use) past participle of can
couth (comparative more couth, superlative most couth)
Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; cultured, refined.
Antonym: uncouth
couth (usually uncountable, plural couths)
Social grace, refinement, sophistication; etiquette, manners.
(rare) A person with social graces; a refined or sophisticated person.
• chout, touch
Source: Wiktionary
Couth (kth), imp. & p. p. of Can. Etym: [See Can, and cf. Uncouth.]
Definition: Could; was able; knew or known; understood. [Obs.] Above all other one Daniel He loveth, for he couth well Divine, that none other couth; To him were all thing couth, As he had it of God's grace. Gower.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
โCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.โ โ Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States