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Pronunciation

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Noun

courtesy (uncountable and countable; plural courtesies)

  1. Polite behavior.
  2. :Please extend them the courtesy of your presence.
  3. A polite gesture or remark.
  4. :I offered them a ride simply as a courtesy.
  5. Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence
  6. :They call this pond a lake by courtesy only.
  7. Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.
  8. :They received free advertising through the courtesy of the local newspaper.


Translations

Adjective

courtesy (no comparative or superlative; used only before the noun)

  1. Given or done as a polite gesture.
  2. :We paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors.
  3. Free of charge.
  4. :The event planners offered courtesy tickets for the reporters'


Translations

ar:courtesy fa:courtesy fr:courtesy io:courtesy hu:courtesy fi:courtesy ta:courtesy te:courtesy vi:courtesy zh:courtesy

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Courtesy \Courte"sy\, v. t.
To treat with civility. [Obs.]
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Courtesy \Courte"sy\ (k[^u]rt"s[y^]), n. [See the preceding
word.]
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. [Written also curtsy and
curtsey.]
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The lady drops a courtesy in token of obedience, and
the ceremony proceeds as usual. --Golgsmith.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Courtesy \Cour"te*sy\ (k?r"t?-s?), n.; pl. Courtesies (-s?z).
[OE. cortaisie, corteisie, courtesie, OF. curteisie,
cortoisie, OF. curteisie, cortoisie, F. courtoisie, fr.
curteis, corteis. See Courteous.]
1. Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.
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And trust thy honest-offered courtesy,
With oft is sooner found in lowly sheds,
With smoky rafters, than in tapestry walls
And courts of princes, where it first was named,
And yet is most pretended. --Milton.
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Pardon me, Messer Claudio, if once more
I use the ancient courtesies of speech.
--Longfellow.
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2. An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor
performed with politeness.
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My lord, for your many courtesies I thank you.
--Shak.
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3. Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a
title given one by courtesy.
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Courtesy title, a title assumed by a person, or popularly
conceded to him, to which he has no valid claim; as, the
courtesy title of Lord prefixed to the names of the
younger sons of noblemen.

Syn: Politeness; urbanity; civility; complaisance;
affability; courteousness; elegance; refinement;
courtliness; good breeding. See Politeness.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Courtesy \Courte"sy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Courtesied
(-s[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Courtesying.]
To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp.
(with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with
bending of the knes.
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WordNet courtesy
n 1: a courteous or respectful or considerate act
2: a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
3: a courteous manner [syn: good manners] [ant: discourtesy]
Moby Dictionary
act of courtesy , act of grace , act of kindness , admiration ,
adoration , affability , amenity , amiability , apotheosis ,
appreciation , approbation , approval , attention , attentiveness , awe ,
benefaction , benefit , benevolence , benignity , blessing ,
breathless adoration , ceremony , chivalry , civility , clubbability ,
clubbishness , clubbism , comity , communicativeness ,
companionability , compatibility , complaisance , congeniality ,
considerateness , consideration , cordiality , correct deportment ,
courteousness , courtliness , deference , deification , discourtesy ,
dispensation , duty , elegance , esteem , estimation , etiquette ,
exaggerated respect , familiarity , favor , fondness for society ,
formality , friendliness , gallantry , geniality , good behavior ,
good citizenship , good deed , good manners , good offices , good turn ,
grace , graceful gesture , graciousness , great respect ,
gregariousness , hero worship , high regard , homage , honor ,
hospitality , idolatry , idolization , indulgence , intimacy ,
kind deed , kind offices , kindly act , kindness , labor of love ,
mercy , misbehavior , mitzvah , obligation , office , polite act ,
politeness , politesse , poor behavior , prestige , regard , respect ,
respectfulness , reverence , reverential regard , sanctioned behavior ,
service , sociability , sociableness , social grace , sociality ,
thoughtfulness , turn , urbanity , veneration , worship


COURTESY, OR CURTESY, Scotch law. A right which vests in the husband, and is in the nature of a life-rent. It is a counterpart of the terce. Courtesy requires, 1st. That there shall have been a living child born of the marriage, who is heir of the wife, or who, if surviving, would have been entitled to succeed. 2d. That the wife shall have succeeded to the subjects in question as heir either of line, or of talzie, or of provision. 1 Bell's Com. 61; 2 Ersk. 9, 53. See Curtesy.
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