Courtesy

What do we mean by courtesy?

Polite behavior. noun

A polite gesture or remark. noun

Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence. noun

Willingness or generosity in providing something needed. noun

Given or done as a polite gesture. adjective

Free of charge. adjective

Naval, the interchange of official visits and salutes when a war-ship enters a foreign port. noun

To make a gesture of reverence, respect, or civility; make a courtesy: now said only of women.

To treat with courtesy or civility.

Courtliness or elegance of manners; politeness; civility; complaisance; especially, politeness springing from kindly feeling. noun

An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness, or a favor done with politeness; a gracious attention. noun

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. noun

Favor; indulgence; allowance; common consent; conventional as distinguished from legal right: as, a title by courtesy; the courtesy of England. See phrases below. noun

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. 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. noun

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

Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness. noun

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

Polite behavior.

A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice.

Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.

Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.

A curtsey.

The life interest that the surviving husband has in the real or heritable estate of his wife.

Words that are spelled similarly to courtesy:
courtesy, curtesy, courtepy, courtesan, courses, curtsy, courtly, cutesy, courts, countess, courted, cortes, curtest, courtney, courtenay, courte, cortese, coursey, courter, courtiery, curtes, cortesi, courtnay, courteney.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word courtesy:
warlord, confucius, tang, earldom, sem, dynasty, viscount, marquess, dinosaur, shu, han, cao, brace, quan, jin, manners, qing, sima, chancellor, heir, genera, formally, hobart, yan, peerage, posthumous, ming, pseudonym, eldest, chinese, mercury, earl, emperor, duke, title, posthumously, name, apparent, lights, official, yuan, reign, serving, nickname, scholar, goal, chen, lord, penalty, goals, prince, titles, stanford, respect, minute, wang, aggregate, baron, succeeded, poet, politician.

Words that rhyme with courtesy:
curtis c, curtiss c.

Adjectives that are often used to describe courtesy:
photograph, great, common, much, professional, utmost, unfailing, scant, photographs, senatorial, perfect, grave, usual, greatest, image, formal, simple, gentle, natural, true, mere, military, exquisite, extreme, ordinary, elaborate, fashioned, due, christian, uniform, international, marked, equal, graceful, fine, stately, proper, diplomatic, innate, exaggerated, dignified, cold, gracious, quiet, world, chivalrous, customary, mutual, friendly, charming, punctilious, mock, knightly, genuine, native, habitual, unusual, respectful, generous, official, kindly, delicate, invariable, studied, bred, spanish, easy, unvarying, lofty, oriental, ready, distant, conventional, distinguished.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective courtesy:
museum, society, library, gallery, archives, collection, fig, company, department, corporation, center, institute, division, figure, association, collections, author, service, name, nshs, press, institution, bureau, nasa, university, house, office, titles, books, commission, demands, foundation, magazine, drs, college, authority, arts, photo, nationale, chamber, archive, photofest, products, galleries, hall, title, smith, estate, park, films, photos, papers, thomas, book, news, union, art, calls, pictures, associates, plate, call, louvre, laboratory, trustees, records, industries, corps, survey, agr, victoria, graham, aime, wilson, board, laboratories, hospital, resource, miller, journal, international, monument, newspapers.

Consonant match to courtesy:
cortesi, curtis c, curtiss c.

Words that sound like courtesy:
courtesy, curtesy, cortesi, curtis, curtsy, curtsey, cracy, courtesies, crecy, cortese, -cracy, curtest, chrissy, krissy, kurtis, chrissie, crissy, curtiss, cressy, cressey, cresci, crisci, curtisia, courtesan, creasy, creasey, kurtas, crissa, caressa, chryso, chryssa, crazy, curtain, crust, currency, crusty, courteous, ectasy, crus, catus, kurtz, crusoe, caruso, kirtle, curtly, crusie, casy, karisa, kersey, kasie, courteously, curtal, curts, courtenay, cacy, kurta, ocracy, crius, crous, curtsied, kirton, curtsies, kirtan, kasy, catas, cross eye, krust, kurtosis, krus, craxi, cross-eye, kirtley, krejci, creusa, croise, kirksey, cottus, curta, acrasy, acracy, crustie, crisa, crts, curtes, cartist, courtesy of, kurus, artist, greasy, artsy, gracie, grassy, gracey, gracy, grassi, grossi, artus, chertsey, oracy, kertesz.