English → Latin
“courteousness” in Latin
cōmitāspoliteness, courtesy; kindness, kindliness; friendliness, affabilityhūmānitāshumaneness, humane conduct, philanthropy, benevolence, kindliness; courtesy, politeness, good manners, social grace; refurbānitāsAn instance of living in the city; city life.; City fashions or manners; refinement, politeness, courtesy, urbanity, sopbenignitāskindness, benevolence, friendliness, courtesy; liberality, bounty, favor; lenity, mercylīberālitāsfrankness, affability; generosity, liberalityaffābilitāsAffability, courtesy, kindness.comitorto join someone as an attendant; accompany, attend, follow; guard, escort; serve; to attend someone to the grave, attend
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
courteousness
comitas; humanitas; urbanitas; benignitas; liberalitas; affabilitas [SYN. in OURTEOUS]; voluntas officiosa (readiness to oblige anybody, Ov., Pont., 3, 2, 17). Courteousness, in conversation, comitas aftabilitasque sermonis: to combine courteousness with dignity, comitatem cum severitate conjungere: with courteousness comiter, etc. Vid: COURTEOUSLY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for courteousness?
- The usual Latin words for “courteousness” are cōmitās, hūmānitās, urbānitās; also benignitās, līberālitās, affābilitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.