couth

/kuːθ//kuθ/

verb

  1. 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. 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. 3

    (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible.

    “Animals can experience emotions.”
  4. 4

    (auxiliary verb, defective) Used with verbs of perception.

    “Can you hear that?.”
  5. 5

    To know.

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adjective

  1. 1

    Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.

  2. 2

    Variant of couthie.

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noun

  1. 1

    Social grace, refinement, sophistication; etiquette, manners.

    “That man has no couth.”
  2. 2

    A person with social graces; a refined or sophisticated person.

adjective

  1. 1

    Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; cultured, refined.

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