courtesy

/ˈkɜːrtəsi/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
courtesies

Meaning

  1. cortesía

    • He held the door out of courtesy.

      Sostuvo la puerta por cortesía.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

politeness

courtesy is slightly more formal, like a courtesy call or professional courtesy; politeness is more general, everyday manners.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa courtesy?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He held the door out of ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a courtesy?

noun

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