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COURTLINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Elegance suggestive of a royal court
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("courtliness" is a kind of...):
elegance (a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste)
Derivation:
courtly (refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court)