COURTESY
\kˈɜːtəsi], \kˈɜːtəsi], \k_ˈɜː_t_ə_s_i]\
Definitions of COURTESY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.
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An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor performed with politeness.
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Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a title given one by courtesy.
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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.
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To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp. (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with bending of the knes.
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To treat with civility.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Courtliness: elegance of manner: an act of civility or respect.
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The gesture of salutation or respect performed by women by slightly depressing the body and bending the knees.
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To make a courtesy:-pr.p. courtesying; pa.p. courtesied.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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An old-time gesture of civility or respect, somewhat resembling a bow, made by women; a curtsy.
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Genuine politeness; courtliness; a courteous favor or act. curtesy.
By James Champlin Fernald