Associations to the word «Courtly»
Wiktionary
COURTLY, adjective. Suitable for a royal court; refined, dignified.
COURTLY, adjective. Obsequious, flattering.
COURTLY LOVE, noun. A mediaeval European conception of noble and chivalrous love, generally secret and between members of the nobility.
Dictionary definition
COURTLY, adjective. Refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.