Courtesy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a courteous or respectful or considerate act

a courteous or respectful or considerate remark

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɜːɾəsi/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɜːtəsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɜːtəsi/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɜːɾəsi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

good manners

Antonyms

discourtesy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anstand

eine höfliche, respektvolle oder rücksichtsvolle Handlung

🇫🇷French

courtoisie

un acte courtois, respectueux ou prévenant

🇪🇸Spanish

cortesía

un acto cortés, respetuoso o considerado

🇮🇹Italian

cortesia

un atto cortese, rispettoso o premuroso

🇳🇱Dutch

beleefdheid

een hoffelijke, respectvolle of attente daad

🇵🇹Portuguese

cortesia

um ato cortês, respeitoso ou atencioso

🇷🇺Russian

учтивость

вежливый, уважительный или внимательный поступок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिष्टाचार

एक विनम्र या सम्मानजनक या विचारशील कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

সৌজন্য

একটি বিনয়ী বা সম্মানজনক বা বিবেচনামূলক কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

மரியாதை

ஒரு மரியாதையான அல்லது மரியாதைக்குரிய அல்லது அக்கறையுள்ள செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మర్యాద

మర్యాదపూర్వకమైన లేదా గౌరవప్రదమైన లేదా శ్రద్ధగల చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

सौजन्य

एक विनम्र किंवा आदरणीय किंवा विचारशील कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સૌજન્ય

નમ્ર અથવા આદરપૂર્ણ અથવા વિચારશીલ કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೌಜನ್ಯ

ವಿನಯಶೀಲ ಅಥವಾ ಗೌರವಾನ್ವಿತ ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മര്യാദ

മര്യാദയുള്ള അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മാന്യമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരിഗണനയുള്ള പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ

ਇੱਕ ਨਿਮਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਤਿਕਾਰਯੋਗ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਚਾਰਸ਼ੀਲ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

بشکریہ

ایک شائستہ یا قابل احترام یا قابل غور عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

礼貌

有礼貌或尊重或体贴的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

礼儀

礼儀正しい、敬意を持った、または思いやりのある行為

🇰🇷Korean

예의

정중하거나 정중하거나 사려 깊은 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lịch sự

một hành động lịch sự hoặc tôn trọng hoặc ân cần

🇹🇭Thai

ความสุภาพ

การกระทำที่สุภาพหรือเคารพหรือมีน้ำใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesopanan

tindakan sopan atau hormat atau penuh perhatian

🇵🇭Filipino

kagandahang-loob

isang magalang o magalang o makonsiderasyon na kilos

🇲🇾Malay

budi bahasa

perbuatan yang berbudi bahasa atau menghormati atau bertimbang rasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كياسة

عمل مهذب أو محترم أو مراعي

🇮🇷Persian

ادب

یک اقدام مؤدبانه یا محترمانه یا با ملاحظه

🇹🇷Turkish

nezaket

nazik veya saygılı veya düşünceli bir hareket

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲדִיבוּת

מעשה אדיב או מכבד או מתחשב

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