Courtesy

//ˈkɜːtəsi//

Synonyms for "courtesy" (118 found)

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Closest matches (24)

Strong matches (35)

Adjective(2 words)
complimentaryfree of charge
Noun(1 words)
decorum

Related words (59)

Noun(1 words)
good manners
Adjective(1 words)
gratis

Related word relations

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Antonyms

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is a

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related to

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Translations

82 translations across 35 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • beleefdheid noun (polite behavior)

Arabic

2 entries
  • أَدَب noun (polite behavior)
  • مَجَامَلَة noun (polite behavior)

Armenian

2 entries
  • բարեկրթություն noun (polite behavior)
  • քաղաքավարություն noun (polite behavior)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • ве́жливост noun (polite behavior)
  • снизхожде́ние noun (consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence)
  • учти́вост noun (polite behavior)

Burmese

1 entries
  • လောကဝတ် noun (polite behavior)

Catalan

1 entries
  • cortesia noun (polite behavior)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 禮儀 /礼仪 noun (polite gesture or remark)
  • 禮節 /礼节 noun (polite behavior)
  • 禮貌 /礼貌 noun (polite behavior)

Danish

1 entries
  • høflighed noun (polite behavior)

Dutch

3 entries
  • beleefdheids adj (given or done as a polite gesture)
  • hoffelijkheid adj (given or done as a polite gesture)
  • hoffelijkheid noun (polite behavior)

Finnish

4 entries
  • ilmainen adj (free of charge)
  • kohteliaisuus adj (given or done as a polite gesture)
  • anteliaisuus noun (willingness or generosity in providing something needed)
  • kohteliaisuus noun (polite behavior)

French

3 entries
  • courtoisie noun (polite behavior)
  • indulgence noun (consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence)
  • politesse noun (polite gesture or remark)

Galician

1 entries
  • cortesía noun (polite behavior)

Georgian

1 entries
  • ზრდილობიანობა noun (polite behavior)

German

4 entries
  • Entgegenkommen noun (willingness or generosity in providing something needed)
  • Gefälligkeit noun (willingness or generosity in providing something needed)
  • Großzügigkeit noun (willingness or generosity in providing something needed)
  • Höflichkeit noun (polite behavior)

Greek

3 entries
  • αβροφροσύνη noun (polite behavior)
  • αβρότητα noun (polite behavior)
  • αβρότητα noun (polite gesture or remark)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • אדיבות noun (polite behavior)
  • אדיבות noun (willingness or generosity in providing something needed)

Hindi

2 entries
  • विनय noun (polite behavior)
  • सुशीलता noun (polite behavior)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • udvariasság noun (polite behavior)

Italian

4 entries
  • di cortesia adj (given or done as a polite gesture)
  • cortesia noun (polite behavior)
  • cortesia noun (polite gesture or remark)
  • cortesia noun (consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 愛想 noun (polite behavior)
  • 礼儀 noun (polite behavior)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • көргенділік noun (polite behavior)

Korean

1 entries
  • 예의 noun (polite behavior)

Latin

1 entries
  • cōmitās noun (polite behavior)

Manx

1 entries
  • cooyrtoilid noun (polite behavior)

Middle English

2 entries
  • curteisie noun (polite behavior)
  • curteisie noun (polite gesture or remark)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • найрсаг зан noun (polite behavior)

Māori

2 entries
  • atawhaitanga noun (polite behavior)
  • atawhaitanga noun (willingness or generosity in providing something needed)

Polish

1 entries
  • kurtuazja noun (polite behavior)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • de cortesia adj (given or done as a polite gesture)
  • grátis adj (free of charge)
  • cortesia noun (polite behavior)
  • cortesia noun (polite gesture or remark)

Russian

4 entries
  • беспла́тный adj (free of charge)
  • ве́жливость noun (polite behavior)
  • ве́жливость noun (polite gesture or remark)
  • обходи́тельность noun (polite behavior)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • modh noun (polite behavior)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • curtisia noun (polite behavior)

Spanish

3 entries
  • de cortesía adj (given or done as a polite gesture)
  • de cortesía adj (free of charge)
  • cortesía noun (polite behavior)

Swedish

4 entries
  • hövlighets adj (given or done as a polite gesture)
  • hövlighet noun (polite behavior)
  • hövlighet noun (polite gesture or remark)
  • hövlighet noun (consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • sự lịch sự noun (polite behavior)
  • sự nhã nhặn noun (polite behavior)

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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The President did me the courtesy of replying to my letter.

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Can you tell me where the nearest courtesy phone is?

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The English are known for their courtesy.

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In Japan, bowing is common courtesy.

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