Definitions for courtesy
ˈkɜr tə si or, for 5 , ˈkɜrt sicour·tesy

Princeton's WordNet(2.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. courtesy(noun)

   a courteous or respectful or considerate act

2. courtesy(noun)

   a courteous or respectful or considerate remark

3. courtesy, good manners(noun)

   a courteous manner

Wiktionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. courtesy(Noun)

   Polite behavior.

   Please extend them the courtesy of your presence.

2. courtesy(Noun)

   A polite gesture or remark.

   I offered them a ride simply as a courtesy.

3. courtesy(Noun)

   Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.

   They call this pond a lake by courtesy only.

4. courtesy(Noun)

   Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.

   They received free advertising through the courtesy of the local newspaper.

5. courtesy(Adjective)

   Given or done as a polite gesture.

   We paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors.

6. courtesy(Adjective)

   Free of charge.

   The event planners offered courtesy tickets for the reporters.

Origin: From curtesie, from curtesie, from curteis, from cortois, from cortensis. \

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Courtesy(noun)

   politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness

2. Courtesy(noun)

   an act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor performed with politeness

3. Courtesy(noun)

   favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a title given one by courtesy

4. Courtesy(noun)

   an act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women, consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the knees

5. Courtesy(verb)

   to make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp. (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with bending of the knes

6. Courtesy(verb)

   to treat with civility

Origin: [See the preceding word.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Courtesy

   kort′e-si, or kurt′e-si, n. courtliness: elegance of manner: an act of civility or respect: a curtsy: (law) the life interest which the surviving husband has in the real or heritable estate of his wife.—v.i. to make a curtsy.—pr.p. court′esying; pa.p. court′esied.—n.pl. Court′esy-tī′tles, titles really invalid, but allowed by the usage of society—as to children of peers. [O. Fr. courtoisie.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. courtesy

   1. The court clothes of any two-legged predatory animal. 2. The oil that makes a juggernaut noiseless.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'courtesy' in Nouns Frequency: #2833

How to pronounce courtesy?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of courtesy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of courtesy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of courtesy in a Sentence

1. Alfred Lord Tennyson:

   The greater man the greater courtesy.

2. Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson:

   The greater person is one of courtesy.

3. Jacques Maritain:

   Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.

4. Bryant McGill:

   No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy.

5. Host Seth Meyerspreviously saidthat:

   We’re all here at the courtesy of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

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