Courage vs Courtesy - What's the difference?
courage | courtesy |
The quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
The ability to do things which one finds frightening.
(label) To encourage.
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*:And wete yow wel sayd kynge Arthur vnto Vrres syster I shalle begynne to handle hym and serche vnto my power not presumyng vpon me that I am soo worthy to hele youre sone by my dedes / but I wille courage other men of worshyp to doo as I wylle doo
*(William Tyndale) (1494-1536)
*:Paul writeth unto Timothyto courage him.
(uncountable) Polite behavior.
(countable) A polite gesture or remark.
* Shakespeare
(uncountable) Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.
(uncountable) Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.
A curtsey.
* Goldsmith
* Samuel Richardson
Given or done as a polite gesture.
Free of charge.
As nouns the difference between courage and courtesy
is that courage is courage while courtesy is (uncountable) polite behavior.As a verb courtesy is
.As an adjective courtesy is
given or done as a polite gesture.courage
English
Noun
(-)- "A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before." —
- It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business.
- "Courage is not the absence of fear. It is acting in spite of it." —
- He plucked up the courage to tell her how he felt.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* courageous * discourage * encourageVerb
(courag)See also
* fearlessness * bield English abstract nouns ----courtesy
English
Noun
- Please extend them the courtesy of your presence.
- I offered them a ride simply as a courtesy .
- My lord, for your many courtesies I thank you.
- They call this pond a lake by courtesy only.
- They received free advertising through the courtesy of the local newspaper.
- The lady drops a courtesy in token of obedience, and the ceremony proceeds as usual.
Derived terms
* courtesy call * courtesy card * courtesy copy * courtesy name * courtesy ofDerived terms
* courtesy ofVerb
- Well, but Polly attended, as I said; and there were strange simperings, and bowing, and courtesying , between them; the honest gentleman seeming not to know how to let his mistress wait upon him
Adjective
courtesy (no comparative or superlative''; ''used only before the noun )- We paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors.
- The event planners offered courtesy tickets for the reporters.