courtesy

Definition

Examples

The receptionist greeted every visitor with courtesy and a warm smile.

Synonyms

• politenessa courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
• civilityformal or perfunctory politeness

Collocations

• Easy common courtesy
  describing common courtesy (a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area)
• Medium by courtesy of the host
  through the means, agency, or authority of courtesy of the host
• Hard professional courtesy among colleagues
  describing professional courtesy among colleagues (a person engaged in one of the learned professions)
• Very Hard extend diplomatic courtesy to delegates
  to extend diplomatic courtesy to delegates, meaning to extend in scope or range or area