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Definitions for courtesy
ˈkɜr tə si or, for 5 , ˈkɜrt sicour·tesy
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Princeton's WordNet
courtesynoun
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
courtesynoun
a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
courtesy, good mannersnoun
a courteous manner
Wiktionary
courtesynoun
Polite behavior.
Please extend them the courtesy of your presence.
courtesynoun
A polite gesture or remark.
I offered them a ride simply as a courtesy.
courtesynoun
Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.
They call this pond a lake by courtesy only.
courtesynoun
Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.
They received free advertising through the courtesy of the local newspaper.
courtesyadjective
Given or done as a polite gesture.
We paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors.
courtesyadjective
Free of charge.
The event planners offered courtesy tickets for the reporters.
Etymology: From curtesie, from curtesie, from curteis, from cortois, from cortensis. \
Webster Dictionary
Courtesynoun
politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness
Courtesynoun
an act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor performed with politeness
Courtesynoun
favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a title given one by courtesy
Courtesynoun
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
Courtesyverb
to make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp. (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with bending of the knes
Courtesyverb
to treat with civility
Etymology: [See the preceding word.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
courtesy
1. The court clothes of any two-legged predatory animal. 2. The oil that makes a juggernaut noiseless.
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Rank popularity for the word 'courtesy' in Nouns Frequency: #2833
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of courtesy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of courtesy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of courtesy in a Sentence
There is a courtesy of the heart it is allied to love. From it springs the purest courtesy in the outward behavior.
Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay wrote in the proposal. Notional view of LCRT on the far-side of the Moon. ( Courtesy of Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay)( Saptarshi Bandyopadhyay) LCRT could enable tremendous scientific discoveries in the field of cosmology by observing the early universe in the 1050m wavelength band( i.e., 630MHz frequency band), which has not been explored by humans to date.
A tree is known by its fruit a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
Six essential qualities that are the key to success Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy, wisdom, charity.
No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy.
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- beleefdheidAfrikaans
- مجاملةArabic
- учтивост, вежливост, снизхождениеBulgarian
- HöflichkeitGerman
- de cortesía, cortesíaSpanish
- حسن نیتPersian
- politesse, courtoisie, indulgenceFrench
- modhScottish Gaelic
- cooyrtoilidManx
- אדיבותHebrew
- सुशीलताHindi
- udvariasságHungarian
- cortesiaItalian
- 愛想, 礼儀Japanese
- ზრდილობიანობაGeorgian
- көргенділікKazakh
- 예의, 禮儀Korean
- найрсаг занMongolian
- beleefdheid, hoffelijkheidDutch
- kurtuazjaPolish
- cortesia, indulgência, [[de]] [[cortesia]], grátisPortuguese
- обходительность, вежливость, снисхождение, учтивость, бесплатныйRussian
- hövlighet, hövlighets-Swedish
- மரியாதைTamil
- మర్యాదTelugu
- ввічливістьUkrainian
- بشکریہUrdu
- nhã nhặn, lịch sựVietnamese
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