Courtesy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Polite behavior.
  • n. A polite gesture or remark.
  • n. Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence: They call this pond a lake by courtesy only.
  • n. Willingness or generosity in providing something needed: free advertising through the courtesy of the local newspaper.
  • adj. Given or done as a polite gesture: paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors.
  • adj. Free of charge: courtesy tickets for the reporters.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Polite behavior.
  • n. A polite gesture or remark.
  • n. Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.
  • n. Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.
  • adj. Given or done as a polite gesture.
  • adj. Free of charge.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.
  • n. An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor performed with politeness.
  • n. Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right.
  • n. 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.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp. (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with bending of the knes.
  • v. To treat with civility.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Courtliness or elegance of manners; politeness; civility; complaisance; especially, politeness springing from kindly feeling.
  • n. An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness, or a favor done with politeness; a gracious attention.
  • n. A gesture of reverence, respect, or civility: formerly used for both sexes; now, in a restricted sense, a kind of obeisance made by a woman, consisting in a sinking or inclination of the body with bending of the knees: in this sense now usually pronounced and often written curtsy (kėrt′ si), Scotch also curchie.
  • n. Favor; indulgence; allowance; common consent; conventional as distinguished from legal right: as, a title by courtesy; the courtesy of England. See phrases below.
  • n. The custom of confirming the nomination to an office by the President of a member or former member of the Senate without the usual reference to a committee.
  • To make a gesture of reverence, respect, or civility; make a courtesy: now said only of women.
  • To treat with courtesy or civility.
  • n. Naval, the interchange of official visits and salutes when a war-ship enters a foreign port.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
  • n. a courteous manner
  • n. a courteous or respectful or considerate act
  • Hypernym
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    input    remark    comment   
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    curtsy    curtsey   
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    politeness    kindness    dignity    gentleness    hospitality    honesty    patience    tact    reverence    delicacy