Courtesy

Etymology
From curteisie:, from  curteisie:, from  curteis:, from  cortois:, from  cortensis:.

Noun

 * 1)  Polite behavior.
 * Please extend them the courtesy of your presence.
 * 1)  A polite gesture or remark.
 * I offered them a ride simply as a courtesy.
 * 1)  Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.
 * They call this pond a lake by courtesy only.
 * 1)  Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.
 * They received free advertising through the courtesy of the local newspaper.

Adjective
courtesy (no comparative or superlative; used only before the noun)


 * 1) Given or done as a polite gesture.
 * We paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors.
 * 1) Free of charge.
 * The event planners offered courtesy tickets for the reporters.

Adjectives
matchless; perfect; fine; gentle; exquisite; spiritual; deep; quiet; understanding; deferential; insinuating; decent; stately; dignified; perfunctory; thoughtful; extravagant; strained; serious; benevolent; stolid; dissembling; unclean; tender; formal; condescending; studied; national; natural; dangerous; official; gracious; scant; neighborly; poor; traditional; senatorial; caress¬ing; straining; languid; special; grim; pressing; obvious; common; cordial; outward; intolerable; particular; graceful; charming; impersonal; doubtful; princely;, international; oily; obliging; grave; last; lofty; wayward; patient; rigid; genuine; meticulous; unfailing; cold; automatic; southern; foreign; mickle; inherent; utmost; unusual; sacred; measured; novel.

Verbs
accord—; air—; allow—; deny—; deserve—; disdain—; greet with—; imbue with—; misplace—; offer—; overstrain—; praise—; respect—;  return—;  scorn—; show—; strain—; stress—; temper with—.

Thesaurus
act of courtesy, act of grace, act of kindness, admiration, adoration, affability, amenity, amiability, apotheosis, appreciation, approbation, approval, attention, attentiveness, awe, benefaction, benefit, benevolence, benignity, blessing, breathless adoration, ceremony, chivalry, civility, clubbability, clubbishness, clubbism, comity, communicativeness, companionability, compatibility, complaisance, congeniality, considerateness, consideration, cordiality, correct deportment, courteousness, courtliness, deference, deification, discourtesy, dispensation, duty, elegance, esteem, estimation, etiquette, exaggerated respect, familiarity, favor, fondness for society, formality, friendliness, gallantry, geniality, good behavior, good citizenship, good deed, good manners, good offices, good turn, grace, graceful gesture, graciousness, great respect, gregariousness, hero worship, high regard, homage, honor, hospitality, idolatry, idolization, indulgence, intimacy, kind deed, kind offices, kindly act, kindness, labor of love, mercy, misbehavior, mitzvah, obligation, office, polite act, politeness, politesse, poor behavior, prestige, regard, respect, respectfulness, reverence, reverential regard, sanctioned behavior, service, sociability, sociableness, social grace, sociality, thoughtfulness, turn, urbanity, veneration, worship

Noun

 * Afrikaans:
 * Bulgarian: учтивост, вежливост
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Dutch: hoffelijkheid
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German: Höflichkeit
 * Hebrew: אדיבות (adivut)
 * Hindi:


 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: aiso
 * Kazakh:
 * Manx:
 * Mongolian:
 * Polish: kurtuazja
 * Scottish Gaelic: modh
 * Sicilian: curtisia
 * Spanish: cortesía


 * French: politesse
 * German: Höflichkeit
 * Italian:


 * Simplified Chinese:
 * Swedish: hövlighet


 * Bulgarian: снизхождение
 * French: indulgence


 * Italian:
 * Swedish: hövlighet


 * Hebrew: אדיבות (adivut)

Adjective

 * Dutch: beleefdheid, hoffelijkheid
 * Italian: di cortesia


 * Swedish: hövlighets-

Synonyms

 * free of charge