courteous Copy link Outline 1. cōmis, e (obliging2. hūmānus (more extensive than comis; and including all that considerateness, courtesy, and good feeling which belong to a true "gentleman")3. făcĭlis, e (accessible; easily persuaded to do a kindness)4. bĕnignus5. affābĭlis, e • courteous: 1. cōmis, e (obliging: esp. to inferiors): c. to anybody, c. erga aliquem, Cic.; in al., Suet.: compar. comior, Cic.; sup. comissimus, Apul. (But the latter may be better expr. by maxime comis; summa, mira comitate: v. courtesy.) Very c., percōmis, Cic. 2. hūmānus (more extensive than comis; and including all that considerateness, courtesy, and good feeling which belong to a true "gentleman"): Join: comis atque humanus, facillimus atque humanissimus, Cic. 3. făcĭlis, e (accessible; easily persuaded to do a kindness): Join: f. benevolusque, Ter.: v. kind, affable. Very much so, perfăcĭlis: Cic. 4. bĕnignus: i. e. generous, kind: q. v. 5. affābĭlis, e: v. affable. See also polite, obliging. (N.B. Not urbanus, which is simply polite as opp. to rude, countrified: nor civilis; freq. in Tac., and applied by him to emperors, etc., showing the temper of modest citizens.)