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Definitions for courtesyˈkɜr tə si or, for 5 , ˈkɜrt sicour·tesy

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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 4 votes

  1. courtesynoun

    a courteous or respectful or considerate act

  2. courtesynoun

    a courteous or respectful or considerate remark

  3. courtesy, good mannersnoun

    a courteous manner

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

  1. courtesynoun

    Polite behavior.

    Please extend them the courtesy of your presence.

  2. courtesynoun

    A polite gesture or remark.

    I offered them a ride simply as a courtesy.

  3. courtesynoun

    Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.

    They call this pond a lake by courtesy only.

  4. courtesynoun

    Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.

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

  5. courtesyadjective

    Given or done as a polite gesture.

    We paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors.

  6. courtesyadjective

    Free of charge.

    The event planners offered courtesy tickets for the reporters.

  7. Etymology: From curtesie, from curtesie, from curteis, from cortois, from cortensis. \

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. Courtesynoun

    Etymology: courtoisie, Fr. cortesia, Italian.

    1. Elegance of manners; civility; complaisance.

    Sir, you are very welcome to our house; It must appear in other ways than words,Therefore I scant this breathing courtesy. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Ven.

    Who have seen his estate, his hospitality, his courtesy to strangers. Henry Peacham.

    He, who was compounded of all the elements of affability and courtesy towards all kind of people, brought himself to a habit of neglect, and even of rudeness, towards the queen. Edward Hyde.

    So gentle of condition was he known,That through the court his courtesy was blown. John Dryden, Fab.

    2. An act of civility or respect.

    Fair sir, you spit on me last Wednesday;You spurn’d me such a day; another timeYou call’d me dog; and for these courtesies,I’ll lend you thus much money. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

    Repose you there, while I to the hard houseReturn, and force their scanted courtesy. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

    When I was last at Exeter,The mayor in courtesy shew’d me the castle. William Shakespeare, R. III.

    Sound all the lofty instruments of war,And by that musick let us all embrace;For heav’n to earth some of us never shallA second time do such a courtesy. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

    Other states, assuredly, cannot be justly accused for not staying for the first blow; or for not accepting Polyphemus’s courtesy, to be the last that shall be eaten up. Francis Bacon.

    3. The reverence made by women.

    Some country girl, scarce to a court’sy bred,Would I much rather than Cornelia wed;If, supercilious, haughty, proud and vain,She brought her father’s triumphs in her train. John Dryden, Juven.

    The poor creature was as full of courtesies as if I had been her godmother: the truth on’t is, I endeavoured to make her look something Christian-like. William Congreve, Old Batchelor.

    4. A tenure, not of right, but by the favour of others; as, to hold upon courtesy.5. Courtesy of England.A tenure by which, if a man marry an inheritance, that is, a woman seised of land, and getteth a child of her that comes alive into the world, though both the child and his wife die forthwith; yet, if she were in possession, shall he keep the land during his life, and is called tenant per legem Angliæ, or by the courtesy of England. John Cowell

  2. To Courtesyverb

    Etymology: from the noun.

    1. To perform an act of reverence.

    Toby approaches, and court’sies there to me. William Shakespeare.

    The petty traffickers,That court’sy to them, do them reverence. William Shakespeare.

    2. To make a reverence in the manner of ladies.

    If I should meet her in my way,We hardly court’sy to each other. Matthew Prior.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. Courtesy

    Courtesy (from the word courteis, from the 12th century) is gentle politeness and courtly manners. In the Middle Ages in Europe, the behaviour expected of the nobility was compiled in courtesy books.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. courtesy

    Courtesy is a polite and considerate behavior displayed towards others, often involving showing respect, kindness, and good manners. It involves being aware of and attending to the needs and feelings of others, while actively promoting a pleasant and harmonious environment in social interactions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

  1. Courtesynoun

    politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness

  2. Courtesynoun

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

  3. Courtesynoun

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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Courtesyverb

    to treat with civility

  7. Etymology: [See the preceding word.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

  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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

  1. courtesy

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

Matched Categories

    • Politeness
    • Remark

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

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

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Anagrams for courtesy »

  1. cosurety

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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. Emily Nash:

    I know that brides like Autumn Kelly who married Peter Phillips did do that, and if the dress is at Windsor it’s just a nice courtesy to show it to Her Majesty before the big day.

  2. Keila Lino:

    We want to... make a change in some way, it’s not fair. We know it’s not fair. We don’t want revenge. We want changes. Read Lino's story and those of other victims lost this year because of the flu. Nico Mallozzi, 10, died on Sunday after suffering from flu complications, according to a medical examiner. ( Kirsten Morin, courtesy of the Nico Mallozzi family) Nico Mallozzi started feeling sick before participating in The Cup North American Championship hockey tournament in Buffalo, New York. The 10-year-old from New Canaan, Conn., reportedly left the tournament early, and was later rushed to a hospital, where he died on Jan. 13. The fourth-grader's death was a result of.

  3. Howard Schultz:

    When we got together and started doing this ritual I said to [ Asaro ], I know Brady Brewer think I ’m going to be crazy, but have Brady Brewer ever thought of infusing a tablespoon of olive oil with Courtesy Starbucks coffee ? he thought Courtesy Starbucks was a little strange.

  4. Brian Tracy:

    In life you can never be too kind or too fair everyone you meet is carrying a heavy load. When you go through your day expressing kindness and courtesy to all you meet, you leave behind a feeling of warmth and good cheer, and you help alleviate the burdens everyone is struggling with.

  5. Noel Monk:

    Eddie was having a lot of problems at that time, after they got married, he had drank too much, he had done too much. They went from the church to the reception. It was a beautiful mansion with wonderful people, but I couldn’t find Eddie. I couldn’t find Valerie. So I went looking for them and found them in the bathroom upstairs… Valerie was soothing him. It was certainly understandable. It didn’t impact their marriage. It certainly didn’t dictate the way things might turned out.’ The marriage lasted for almost two decades until their divorce in 2007, but the band was crumbling much sooner than that. There were mountains of cocaine and ever-flowing booze involved, but Van Halen was also led by a flamboyant singer with a fearsome Jekyll and Hyde personality. David Lee Roth in London. (Courtesy of Noel Monk).

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References

  1. ^ Princeton's WordNethttp://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=courtesy
  2. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Courtesy
  3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionaryhttps://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=courtesy
  4. ^ Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtesy
  5. ^ ChatGPThttps://chat.openai.com
  6. ^ Webster Dictionaryhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtesy
  7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionaryhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=courtesy
  8. ^ The Roycroft Dictionaryhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=courtesy
  9. ^ Usage in printed sourceshttps://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=courtesy

Translations for courtesy

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  • beleefdheidAfrikaans
  • مجاملةArabic
  • учтивост, снизхождение, вежливостBulgarian
  • HöflichkeitGerman
  • cortesía, de cortesíaSpanish
  • حسن نیتPersian
  • politesse, indulgence, courtoisieFrench
  • modhScottish Gaelic
  • cooyrtoilidManx
  • אדיבותHebrew
  • सुशीलताHindi
  • udvariasságHungarian
  • cortesiaItalian
  • 礼儀, 愛想Japanese
  • ზრდილობიანობაGeorgian
  • көргенділікKazakh
  • 禮儀, 예의Korean
  • найрсаг занMongolian
  • hoffelijkheid, beleefdheidDutch
  • kurtuazjaPolish
  • indulgência, cortesia, [[de]] [[cortesia]], grátisPortuguese
  • вежливость, снисхождение, бесплатный, обходительность, учтивостьRussian
  • hövlighet, hövlighets-Swedish
  • மரியாதைTamil
  • మర్యాదTelugu
  • ввічливістьUkrainian
  • بشکریہUrdu
  • nhã nhặn, lịch sựVietnamese
  • 礼貌Chinese

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