COURTESY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does courtesy mean? 

• COURTESY (noun)
  The noun COURTESY has 3 senses:

1. a courteous or respectful or considerate act

2. a courteous or respectful or considerate remark

3. a courteous manner

  Familiarity information: COURTESY used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COURTESY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A courteous or respectful or considerate act

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("courtesy" is a kind of...):

civility; politeness (the act of showing regard for others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "courtesy"):

attention (a courteous act indicating affection)

gallantry (polite attentiveness to women)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A courteous or respectful or considerate remark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("courtesy" is a kind of...):

comment; input; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A courteous manner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

courtesy; good manners

Hypernyms ("courtesy" is a kind of...):

manner; personal manner (a way of acting or behaving)

Attribute:

courteous (characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners)

discourteous (showing no courtesy; rude)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "courtesy"):

niceness; politeness (a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage)

urbanity (polished courtesy; elegance of manner)

graciousness (excellence of manners or social conduct)

chivalry; gallantry; politesse (courtesy towards women)

deference; respect; respectfulness (courteous regard for people's feelings)

civility (formal or perfunctory politeness)

Antonym:

discourtesy (a manner that is rude and insulting)

 Context examples 

Earth's derives the vast majority of its heat externally from solar radiation, courtesy of our Sun.

(Juno Solves 39-Year Old Mystery of Jupiter Lightning, NASA)

A courtesy title for a member of a religious order, fraternity, movement, or other group.

(Brother, NCI Thesaurus)

A courtesy title for a person who has received a doctorate degree or who practices medicine.

(Doctor, NCI Thesaurus)

The recent findings on dust towers come courtesy of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), which is led by the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

(Global Storms on Mars Launch Dust Towers Into the Sky, NASA)

The statesman received us with that old-fashioned courtesy for which he is remarkable, and seated us on the two luxuriant lounges on either side of the fireplace.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

No, no; I call him a gentleman by courtesy, but he was quite a common-looking person.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

There I halted on my way home, and met with courtesy from the representative.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A courtesy title for an unmarried woman.

(Miss, NCI Thesaurus)

A courtesy title for a man.

(Mister, NCI Thesaurus)

We thank you for the wine, kind sir, said he, and for the ready courtesy wherewith you offered it.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)