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courteous

How many syllables in courteous?

  648751392 syllables

Divide courteous into syllables:   cour-te-ous
Stressed syllable in courteous:   cour-te-ous
How to pronounce courteous:   kur-tee-us
How to say courteous:

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Synonyms for courteous


1 syllable
  • suave
    2 syllables
    • civil
    • decent
    • genteel
    • polite
    • courtly
    • gallant
    • gracious
    • proper
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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