couth
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Simple pronunciation
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
1. (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to.
"She can speak English, French, and German. I can play football. Can you remember your fifth birthday?"
2. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to.
"You can go outside and play when you're finished with your homework. Can I use your pen?"
3. (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible.
"Animals can experience emotions."
4. (auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception.
"Can you hear that?."
5. To know.
Synonyms
1. Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.
2. Variant of couthie.
≠ Antonyms
couth
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Simple pronunciation
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
1. Social grace, refinement, sophistication; etiquette, manners.
"That man has no couth."
2. A person with social graces; a refined or sophisticated person.
1. Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; cultured, refined.
≠ Antonyms
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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