Courtesy

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Polite behavior.
  • noun. A polite gesture or remark.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.
  • noun. Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.
  • adjective. Given or done as a polite gesture.
  • adjective. Free of charge.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Naval, the interchange of official visits and salutes when a war-ship enters a foreign port.
  • To make a gesture of reverence, respect, or civility; make a courtesy: now said only of women.
  • To treat with courtesy or civility.
  • noun. 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • intransitive verb. To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp. (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with bending of the knes.
  • noun. Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.
  • noun. An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor performed with politeness.
  • noun. Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right.
  • noun. 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.
  • transitive verb. To treat with civility.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. 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.
  • adjective. Given or done as a polite gesture.
  • adjective. Free of charge.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
  • noun. a courteous manner
  • noun. a courteous or respectful or considerate act
  • Word Usage
    "Shall do a courtesy to our wrath] _To do a courtesy_ is to gratify, to comply with."
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    curtsey  curtsy