couth

1
[ kooth ]
/ kuθ /
Facetious.

adjective

showing or having good manners or sophistication; smooth: Sending her flowers would be a very couth thing to do.

noun

good manners; refinement: to be lacking in couth.

Origin of couth

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; back formation from uncouth

Words nearby couth

cousteau, cousy, couta, couteau, couter, couth, couthie, coutil, couture, couturier, couturière

Definition for couther (2 of 2)

couth 2
[ kooth ]
/ kuθ /

adjective Archaic.

known or acquainted with.

Origin of couth

2
before 1000; Middle English, Old English cūth past participle of cunnan to know1 (see can2, could)

Words related to couther

practical, refined, worldly, mature, glistening, smooth, urbane, bright, shiny, burnished, knowing, disenchanted, experienced, practiced, jaded, cultivated, disillusioned, seasoned, studied, bored

British Dictionary definitions for couther

couth
/ (kuːθ) /

adjective

facetious refined
archaic familiar; known

Word Origin for couth

Old English cūth known, past participle of cunnan to know; sense 1, back formation from uncouth