COURTLY LOVE

Meaning of COURTLY LOVE in English

noun

: a late medieval highly conventionalized code prescribing conduct and emotions of ladies and their lovers and providing the theme of an extensive medieval courtly literature

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COURTLY LOVE — noun Date: 1702 a late medieval conventionalized code prescribing conduct and emotions of ladies and their lovers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COURTLY LOVE — Late-medieval code that prescribed the highly conventionalized behaviour and emotions of aristocratic ladies and their lovers. It was the theme …
Английский словарь Британика
COURTLY LOVE — a highly stylized code of behavior popular chiefly from the 12th to the 14th century that prescribed the rules of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COURTLY LOVE — Date: 1702 : a late medieval conventionalized code prescribing conduct and emotions of ladies and their lovers
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COURTLY LOVE — Function: noun Date: 1702 : a late medieval conventionalized code prescribing conduct and emotions of ladies and their lovers
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COURTLY LOVE — ■ noun a highly conventionalized medieval tradition of love between a knight and a married noblewoman.
Concise Oxford English vocab
COURTLY LOVE — [courtly love] n (1896): a late medieval conventionalized code prescribing conduct and emotions of ladies and their lovers
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COURTLY LOVE — French Amour Courtois, in the later Middle Ages, a highly conventionalized code that prescribed the behaviour of ladies and their …
Britannica English vocabulary
COURTLY LOVE — noun [ U ] a tradition in literature, especially in Medieval times, involving the faithful love of a knight for …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COURTLY LOVE — Late-medieval code that prescribed the highly conventionalized behaviour and emotions of aristocratic ladies and their lovers. It was the theme …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COURTLY LOVE — Куртуазность
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
COURTLY LOVE — рыцарская любовь; любовь, предполагающая обожествление женщины мужчиной.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
COURTLY — I. adjective (courtlier; -est) Date: 15th century 1. of a quality befitting the court ; elegant , insincerely flattering, favoring …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LOVE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COURTLY — I. -lē, -li adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from court (I) + -ly 1. a. : marked by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COURTLY — (adv.) In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly.
Английский словарь Webster
COURTLY — (a.) Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious.
Английский словарь Webster
COURTLY — (a.) Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering.
Английский словарь Webster
COURTLY — (a.) Relating or belonging to a court.
Английский словарь Webster
COURTLY — ( adv. ) In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COURTLY — ( a. ) Relating or belonging to a court.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COURTLY — ( a. ) Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COURTLY — ( a. ) Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party of the court; obsequious.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LOVE — /luv/ , n. , v. , loved, loving . n. 1. a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COURTLY — — courtliness , n. /kawrt"lee, kohrt"-/ , adj., courtlier, courtliest , adv. adj. 1. polite, refined, or elegant: courtly manners. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COURTLY — adj. noble, courteous, having elegant manners
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LOVE — I. ˈləv noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lufu; akin to Old High German luba love, Old English lēof …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COURTLY — I. ˈkȯrt-lē adjective ( court·li·er ; -est ) Date: 15th century 1. a. : of a quality befitting the court …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOVE
Webster English vocab
COURTLY — adj relating or belonging to a court. 2. courtly ·adj elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering. 3. courtly ·adv in the manner …
Webster English vocab
LOVE — [love] n [ME, fr. OE lufu; akin to OHG luba love, OE leof dear, L lubere, libere to please] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COURTLY — [court.ly] adj court.li.er ; -est (15c) 1 a: of a quality befitting the court: elegant b: insincerely flattering 2: favoring …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOVE — love, Love BrE AmE lʌv ▷ loved lʌvd ▷ loves lʌvz ▷ loving ˈlʌv ɪŋ ▶ ˈ love af ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LOVE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOVE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COURTLY — court ‧ ly /ˈkɔːtli $ ˈkɔːrtli/ BrE AmE adjective graceful and polite: a tall man with courtly manners —courtliness noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOVE — n. & v. --n. 1 an intense feeling of deep affection or fondness for a person or thing; great liking. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOVE — n. & v. n. 1 an intense feeling of deep affection or fondness for a person or thing; great liking. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COURTLY — adj. (courtlier, courtliest) 1 polished or refined in manners. 2 obsequious. 3 punctilious. courtly love the conventional medieval tradition of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOVE — n. & v. --n. 1. an intense feeling of deep affection or fondness for a person or thing; great liking. …
Oxford English vocab
COURTLY — adj. (courtlier, courtliest) 1. polished or refined in manners. 2 obsequious. 3 punctilious. Phrases and idioms: courtly love the conventional …
Oxford English vocab
LOVE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COURTLY — You use courtly to describe someone whose behaviour is very polite, often in a rather old-fashioned way. ( LITERARY ) …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COURTLY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN love ▪ The courtly love bit suited his fears: if you don't ask, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab
COURTLY — [adjective] -ier, -iest - polite and graceful in behaviourThese difficult negotiations require a courtly approach.
Cambridge English vocab
LOVE
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOVE — See: FOR LOVE OR MONEY, IN LOVE, LABOR OF LOVE, MAKE LOVE, NO LOVE LOST, PUPPY LOVE also CALF LOVE.
Slang English vocab
COURTLY — adj. Function: adjective marked by elaborate and often ceremonious courtesy FF1C; a courtly gentleman of the old school FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
COURTLY — adjective marked by elaborate and often ceremonious courtesy a courtly gentleman of the old school Synonyms: gallant, gracious, preux, stately; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
COURTLY — adj. Courtly is used with these nouns: ↑ love
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LOVE — See ↑ ENJOY 1, ↑ LOVE 1,3,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be in love • ↑ fall in love • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
LOVE
Longman Activator English vocab
LOVE — n. 25B6; noun his friendship with Helen grew into love : DEEP AFFECTION, fondness, tenderness, warmth, intimacy, attachment, endearment; devotion, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOVE
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LOVE — See: FOR LOVE OR MONEY, IN LOVE, LABOR OF LOVE, MAKE LOVE, NO LOVE LOST, PUPPY LOVE also CALF LOVE.
Словарь английских идиом
LOVE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COURTLY — прил. 1) вежливый Syn : polite, courteous, civil 2) тонкий, утонченный; аристократический (о манерах) His manners were genial, and even …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COURTLY — a 1. вежливый, учтивый; изысканный courtly manners - изысканные манеры 2. льстивый, угодливый courtly language - льстивая речь courtly love …
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LOVE
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COURTLY — courtly прил.1) вежливый Syn:polite, courteous, civil 2) тонкий, утонченный; аристократический (о манерах) His manners were genial, and even courtly. — …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LOVE — 1. lʌv n 1. любовь, привязанность, приязнь motherly fraternal, parental, filial love - материнская братская, родительская, сыновняя любовь love for …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COURTLY — a 1. вежливый, учтивый; изысканный courtly manners - изысканные манеры 2. льстивый, угодливый courtly language - льстивая речь courtly love …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary

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