courtesy

politeness, kindness, consideration
Not to be confused with:curtsy – a girl’s or woman’s formal greeting made by bending the knees and lowering the body

cour·te·sy

C0698000 (kûr′tĭ-sē)n. pl. cour·te·sies 1. a. Polite behavior.b. A polite gesture or remark.2. a. Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence: They call this pond a lake by courtesy only.b. Willingness or generosity in providing something needed: free advertising through the courtesy of the local newspaper.adj.1. Given or done as a polite gesture: paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors.2. Free of charge: courtesy tickets for the reporters.

[Middle English courtesie, from Old French, from corteis, courtly; see courteous.]

courtesy

(ˈkɜːtɪsɪ) n, pl -sies1. politeness; good manners2. a courteous gesture or remark3. favour or consent (esp in the phrase by courtesy of)4. common consent as opposed to right (esp in the phrase by courtesy). See also courtesy title5. an archaic spelling of curtsy[C13 curteisie, from Old French, from corteis courteous]

cour•te•sy

(ˈkɜr tə si or, for 5, ˈkɜrt si)

n., pl. -sies. 1. excellence of manners or social conduct; polite behavior. 2. a courteous, respectful, or considerate act or expression. 3. indulgence, consent, or acquiescence: a “colonel” by courtesy rather than by right. 4. favor, help, or generosity: The actors appeared by courtesy of their union. 5. a curtsy. [1175–1225; Middle English curteisie < Anglo-French, Old French; see courteous, -y³]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	courtesy - a courteous or respectful or considerate actcivility, politeness - the act of showing regard for othersattention - a courteous act indicating affection; "she tried to win his heart with her many attentions"gallantry - polite attentiveness to women
	2.	courtesy - a courteous or respectful or considerate remarkcomment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
	3.	courtesy - a courteous mannergood mannerspersonal manner, manner - a way of acting or behavingniceness, politeness - a courteous manner that respects accepted social usageurbanity - polished courtesy; elegance of mannergraciousness - excellence of manners or social conductchivalry, politesse, gallantry - courtesy towards womenrespectfulness, deference, respect - courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy"civility - formal or perfunctory politenessrudeness, discourtesy - a manner that is rude and insulting

courtesy

noun1. politeness, grace, good manners, civility, gallantry, good breeding, graciousness, affability, urbanity, courtliness He is a gentleman who behaves with the utmost courtesy towards ladies.2. favour, consideration, generosity, kindness, indulgence, benevolence If you're not coming, at least do me the courtesy of letting me know.

courtesy

noun1. Well-mannered behavior toward others:civility, courteousness, genteelness, gentility, mannerliness, politeness, politesse.2. A courteous act or courteous acts that contribute to smoothness and ease in dealings and social relationshipsamenity (used in plural), civility, pleasantry, politeness, propriety (used in plural).3. An act requiring special generosity:beau geste, compliment, favor.

Translations

礼貌谦恭有礼

courtesy

(ˈkəːtəsi) noun politeness; considerate and respectful behaviour. Everyone appreciates courtesy. 礼貌，谦恭有礼 (by) courtesy of with someone's permission; by the generosity of. Refreshments are courtesey of the management; This film is shown by courtesy of the National Film Archive. 蒙…的好意，蒙…提供

courtesy

civility costs nothing

It is easy to be respectful. You don't have to be their best friends, but you could at least say hi to them—civility costs nothing.See also: cost, nothing

courtesy of (someone or something)

1. Provided by. All the film scenes in the documentary are courtesy of Paramount Pictures. For the new school year, we're all getting new laptops courtesy of a local charity.2. Due to someone or something. We were able to remodel the gym courtesy of very generous alumni donations.See also: courtesy, of

do (one) the courtesy of (doing something)

To be considerate enough to do a particular thing. Would you at least do me the courtesy of not interrupting me?See also: courtesy, of

have the courtesy to (do something)

To be kind or polite enough to do something. I was late, but luckily Sean had the courtesy to save me a seat.See also: courtesy, have

out of courtesy (to one)

With kindly consideration or regard (to one); done so as not to offend or be impolite to one. I'm willing to overlook the incident this once out of courtesy to your father, but I won't hesitate to put you in prison if it ever happens again. We're letting him join in out of courtesy, not because we want to be friends with him.See also: courtesy, of, out

Civility costs nothing.

and Courtesy costs nothing.Prov. It never hurts you to be polite. Always greet people politely, no matter what you think of them. Civility costs nothing. Why not write Mildred a thank-you note? Courtesy costs nothing.See also: cost, nothing

out of courtesy (to someone)

in order to be polite to someone; out of consideration for someone. We invited Mary's brother out of courtesy to her. They invited me out of courtesy.See also: courtesy, of, out

courtesy of somebody/something

1 (also by courtesy of somebody/something) with the official permission of somebody/something and as a favour: The pictures have been reproduced by courtesy of the British Museum.
2 given as a prize or provided free by a person or an organization: Win a weekend in Rome, courtesy of Fiat.
3 as the result of a particular thing or situation: Viewers can see the stadium from the air, courtesy of a camera fastened to the plane.See also: courtesy, of, somebody, something

do somebody the courtesy of doing something

be polite by doing the thing that is mentioned: Please do me the courtesy of listening to what I’m saying.See also: courtesy, of, somebody, something

have the courtesy to do something

know when you should do something in order to be polite: You think he’d at least have the courtesy to call to say he’d be late.See also: courtesy, have, something

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noun politeness

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noun favour

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noun well-mannered behavior toward others

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noun a courteous act or courteous acts that contribute to smoothness and ease in dealings and social relationships

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noun an act requiring special generosity

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