courtesies (noun)

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• agréments — noun plural see agrémens * * * agréments plural noun 1. Amenities (also agrémens) 2. Courtesies, charms or blandishments 3. Embellishments, such as grace notes and trills (music) • • • Main Entry: ↑agrément …   Useful english dictionary

• courtesy — noun 1 (U) polite behaviour that shows that you have respect for other people: Lack of courtesy is sometimes seen as a disease of modern day society. opposite discourtesy 2 (C) something you do or say in order to be polite: The managers exchanged …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• courtesy — cour|te|sy1 [ˈkə:tısi US ˈkə:r ] n plural courtesies [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: corteisie, from corteis; COURTEOUS] 1.) [U] polite behaviour and respect for other people = ↑politeness ≠ ↑discourtesy ▪ It s a matter of common courtesy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• List of French words and phrases used by English speakers — Here are some examples of French words and phrases used by English speakers. English contains many words of French origin, such as art, collage, competition, force, machine, police, publicity, role, routine, table, and many other Anglicized… …   Wikipedia

• honor — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French onur, honur, from Latin honos, honor Date: 13th century 1. a. good name or public esteem ; reputation b. a showing of usually merited respect ; recognition < pay honor to our founder > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• welcome — /ˈwɛlkəm / (say welkuhm) interjection 1. (a word of kindly greeting as to one whose coming gives pleasure): welcome, friends! –noun 2. a kindly greeting or reception, as of someone whose coming gives pleasure: to give one a warm welcome. –verb… …  

• courtesy — I UK [ˈkɜː(r)təsɪ] / US [ˈkɜrtəsɪ] noun Word forms courtesy : singular courtesy plural courtesies * a) [uncountable] polite behaviour that shows respect for people in social situations a man who treats everyone with kindness and courtesy It s… …   English dictionary

• complement — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin complementum, from complēre to fill up, complete, from com + plēre to fill more at full Date: 14th century 1. a. something that fills up, completes, or makes perfect b. the quantity, number, or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• FTP — 1. noun ; a common way to transfer files over the internet. See Also: SFTP 2. verb To transfer files between computers using FTP. Just as newsgroups have certain rules to live by, there are several courtesies to remember when FTPing and telneting …   Wiktionary

• attention — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Direction of the mind toward Nouns 1. attention, mindfulness, intentness, attentiveness, thought, thoughtfulness, advertence, attention to detail, care, special consideration; observance, observation,… …   English dictionary for students