Definitions for courtesies

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courtesies cour·te·sy

Spelling: [kur-tuh-see or for 5, kurt-see]

IPA: /ˈkɜr tə si or for 5, ˈkɜrt si/

Courtesies is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 687 anagrams from letters in courtesies (ceeiorsstu).

Definitions for courtesies

noun

1. excellence of manners or social conduct; polite behavior.
2. a courteous, respectful, or considerate act or expression.
3. indulgence, consent, or acquiescence:
4. favor, help, or generosity:
5. a curtsy.

adjective

1. done or performed as a matter of courtesy or protocol:
2. offered or provided free by courtesy of the management:

Origin of courtesies

1175-1225; Middle English curteisie Anglo-French, Old French; see courteous, -y³

Examples for courtesies

Everyday Muslim courtesies must be followed, even as infidels are cut down.

For this was the night of her début, when Nathalie was to make her first courtesies to royalty.

She made her courtesies, and retired to put on her traveling-dress.

But in their pride they might refuse—let her not wonder at it, nor cease from her courtesies.

I had no stomach for the courtesies that were meant for such a man as I was not.

courtesies at this time were showered upon Lady George from all sides.

This time when he was brought to the station in handcuffs there were no courtesies, no cups of chai.

But we felt that we were returning like detected impostors, and we had no heart for their courtesies.

Your courtesies to me have been the measure of your bad luck for many a day.

Out I went in a fusillade of courtesies and sought a chauffeur.