Couth – Good manners, cultivated and refined

(Pronounced kooth)

To remember the definition of the word couth, use the following mnemonic:

Cool youths (couth) can have pleasant manners, too.

Examples of couth in a sentence

Because she is couth and cultured, Mary knows the proper way to greet a member of the royal family.

The couth young man handled himself well at the formal dinner.

Despite having grown up in the country, Bridget is quite couth and knows her way around a wine cellar.