Courtesy vs Cruelty - What's the difference?
courtesy | cruelty |
(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.
(uncountable) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering.
(countable) a cruel act
In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between courtesy and cruelty
is that courtesy is (uncountable) willingness or generosity in providing something needed while cruelty is (uncountable) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering.In countable|lang=en terms the difference between courtesy and cruelty
is that courtesy is (countable) a polite gesture or remark while cruelty is (countable) a cruel act.As nouns the difference between courtesy and cruelty
is that courtesy is (uncountable) polite behavior while cruelty is (uncountable) an indifference to suffering or positive pleasure in inflicting suffering.As a verb courtesy
is .As an adjective courtesy
is given or done as a polite gesture.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.