Usually means: Polite behavior showing respect, consideration.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word courteousness:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. courteousness: Merriam-Webster
  2. courteousness: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. courteousness: Collins English Dictionary
  4. courteousness: Wordnik
  5. courteousness: Wiktionary
  6. Courteousness, courteousness: Dictionary.com
  7. Courteousness: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  8. courteousness: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  9. Courteousness: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. courteousness: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  11. courteousness: FreeDictionary.org
  12. Courteousness: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. courteousness: Legal dictionary

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▸ noun:  The characteristic of being courteous.

Similar:
respectfulness, discourteousness, cordiality, discourtesy, civilness, briefness, uncourteousness, politeness, cordialness, caringness, more...

Opposite:
rudeness, impoliteness, discourtesy, incivility

Types:
chivalry, gallantry, politeness, courtesy, decorum, manners, more...

Adjectives:
great, much, same, universal, extreme, certain, grave, gentle, native, flattering, courteous

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Similar:
respectfulness, discourteousness, cordiality, discourtesy, civilness, briefness, uncourteousness, politeness, cordialness, caringness, more...

Opposite:
rudeness, impoliteness, discourtesy, incivility

Types:
chivalry, gallantry, politeness, courtesy, decorum, manners, more...

Adjectives:
great, much, same, universal, extreme, certain, grave, gentle, native, flattering, courteous



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