What are some alternative words for courtesy?
Synonyms for courtesy
ˈkɜr tə si or, for 5 , ˈkɜrt si
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Princeton's WordNet
courtesy(noun)
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
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good mannersAntonyms:
rudeness, discourtesycourtesy(noun)
a courteous or respectful or considerate remark
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good mannersAntonyms:
discourtesy, rudenesscourtesy, good manners(noun)
a courteous manner
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good mannersAntonyms:
rudeness, discourtesy
Wiktionary
courtesy(adjective)
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free of chargecourtesy(adjective)
Given or done as a polite gesture.
We paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors.
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free of chargecourtesy(adjective)
Free of charge.
The event planners offered courtesy tickets for the reporters.
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free of charge
English Synonyms and Antonyms
courtesy(n)
Address is that indefinable something which enables a man to gain his object without seeming exertion or contest, and generally with the favor and approval of those with whom he deals. It is a general power to direct to the matter in hand whatever qualities are most needed for it at the moment. It includes adroitness and discretion to know what to do or say and what to avoid; ingenuity to devise; readiness to speak or act; the dexterity that comes of practise; and tact, which is the power of fine touch as applied to human character and feeling. Courtesy and politeness are indispensable elements of good address. Compare SPEECH.
Synonyms:
address, address, adroitness, dexterity, discretion, ingenuity, manners, politeness, readiness, tactAntonyms:
awkwardness, boorishness, clownishness, clumsiness, fatuity, folly, ill manners, ill-breeding, rudeness, stupidity, unmannerliness, unwisdomPreposition:
Address in dealing with opponents; the address of an accomplished intriguer; an address to the audience.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
courtesy
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politeness, urbanity, civility, affability, graciousnessAntonyms:
churlishness, rudeness, arrogance, ungraciousness, incivility
Dictionary of English Synonymes
courtesy(n.)
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politeness, courteousness, civility, urbanity, complaisance, affability, good-breeding, elegance of mannerscourtesy(v. n.)
Synonyms:
make a courtesy
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
courtesy(n)
Synonyms:
politeness, urbanity, civility, complaisance, favor, indulgence, curtsy
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "courtesy":
vanity, comity, politeness, courteousness, civility, courteous, kindness, graciously, decency, graceful
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
courtesy
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Professional courtesy, see there
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#249 | address | |
#5765 | courtesy | |
#6747 | discretion | |
#11105 | vanity | |
#12653 | readiness | |
#15279 | kindness | |
#16575 | manners | |
#19860 | graceful | |
#22904 | courteous | |
#28641 | ingenuity | |
#30996 | decency | |
#32408 | dexterity | |
#32973 | tact | |
#33951 | graciously | |
#42719 | civility | |
#53609 | politeness | |
#101301 | comity | |
#121603 | graciousness | |
#122639 | urbanity | |
#224574 | affability | |
#291246 | adroitness |
How to use courtesy in a sentence?
A number of those values and priorities are not shared by Mr. Trump, i will however extend to Mr. Trump the courtesy he has not extended to the President and not use this opportunity to call into question the kind of private personal conversations he is having with his God.
Host Seth Meyerspreviously saidthat:
We’re all here at the courtesy of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
I think anyone who is serving officer in the government, and you're asked by the President for dinner, I think it is professional courtesy, you're in a difficult position if you refuse to go, but I do know he was uneasy with it.
All legislation, all government, all society is founded upon the principle of mutual concession, politeness, comity, courtesy upon these everything is based...Let him who elevates himself above humanity, above its weaknesses, its infirmities, its wants, its necessities, say, if he pleases, I will never compromise but let no one who is not above the frailties of our common nature disdain compromises.
Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness.
Translations for courtesy
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- beleefdheidAfrikaans
- مجاملةArabic
- учтивост, снизхождение, вежливостBulgarian
- HöflichkeitGerman
- de cortesía, cortesíaSpanish
- حسن نیتPersian
- politesse, courtoisie, indulgenceFrench
- modhScottish Gaelic
- cooyrtoilidManx
- אדיבותHebrew
- सुशीलताHindi
- udvariasságHungarian
- cortesiaItalian
- 愛想, 礼儀Japanese
- ზრდილობიანობაGeorgian
- көргенділікKazakh
- 예의, 禮儀Korean
- найрсаг занMongolian
- hoffelijkheid, beleefdheidDutch
- kurtuazjaPolish
- cortesia, grátis, [[de]] [[cortesia]], indulgênciaPortuguese
- вежливость, снисхождение, бесплатный, учтивость, обходительностьRussian
- hövlighets-, hövlighetSwedish
- மரியாதைTamil
- మర్యాదTelugu
- ввічливістьUkrainian
- بشکریہUrdu
- lịch sự, nhã nhặnVietnamese
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