different between agreeable vs courteous
agreeable
English
Etymology
From Middle English agreable, from Old French agreable; displaced native Old English cweme (“pleasing, agreeable”). Equivalent to agree +? -able.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /????i??bl/
Adjective
agreeable (comparative more agreeable, superlative most agreeable)
- pleasant to the senses or the mind
- the train of agreeable reveries.
- (dated) Willing; ready to agree or consent.
- 1529, Hugh Latimer, sermon in Cambridge
- These Frenchmen give unto the said captain of Calais a great sum of money, so that he will be but content and agreeable that they may enter into the said town.
- 1529, Hugh Latimer, sermon in Cambridge
- Agreeing or suitable; followed by to, or rarely by with.
- Synonyms: conformable, correspondent, concordant
- In pursuance, conformity, or accordance; used adverbially
Synonyms
- (pleasing, pleasant): See Thesaurus:pleasant
- (willing): See Thesaurus:acquiescent
- (conforming): See Thesaurus:agreeable
Translations
Noun
agreeable (plural agreeables)
- Something pleasing; anything that is agreeable.
- 1855, Blackwood's magazine (volume 77, page 331)
- The disagreeables of travelling are necessary evils, to be encountered for the sake of the agreeables of resting and looking round you.
- 1855, Blackwood's magazine (volume 77, page 331)
Further reading
- agreeable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- agreeable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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courteous
English
Etymology
From Old French curteis (French courtois), from cort (“court”), displaced native Old English hende (“courteous, gracious, friendly”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?k?ti.?s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k??ti.?s/
Adjective
courteous (comparative more courteous, superlative most courteous)
- Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:polite
- Antonyms: discourteous, uncourteous; see also Thesaurus:impolite
Derived terms
- courteously
- courteousness
- discourteous
- uncourteous
Translations
See also
- courtesy
Anagrams
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