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Courtesy vs Homage - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between courtesy and homage

is that courtesy is polite behavior while homage is in feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.

As verbs the difference between courtesy and homage

is that courtesy is alternative form of lang=en while homage is to pay reverence to by external action.

As an adjective courtesy

is given or done as a polite gesture.

courtesy

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) Polite behavior.
    • Please extend them the courtesy of your presence.
  • (countable) A polite gesture or remark.
    • I offered them a ride simply as a courtesy .
  • * Shakespeare
    • My lord, for your many courtesies I thank you.
  • (uncountable) Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.
    • They call this pond a lake by courtesy only.
  • (uncountable) Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.
    • They received free advertising through the courtesy of the local newspaper.
  • A curtsey.
  • * Goldsmith
    • 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 of

    Derived terms

    * courtesy of

    Verb

  • * Samuel Richardson
    • 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 )
  • Given or done as a polite gesture.
    • We paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors.
  • Free of charge.
    • The event planners offered courtesy tickets for the reporters.

    Synonyms

    * free of charge

    References

    homage

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lord's rights.
  • * 1593 , William Shakespeare, Two Gentlemen of Verona
    • We'll do thee homage , and be rul'd by thee,
    Love thee as our commander and our king.
  • A demonstration of respect, such as towards an individual after their retirement or death
  • * Alexander Pope
    • I sought no homage from the race that write.
  • * 1792 , Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Women
    • When a man squeezes the hand of a pretty woman, ... she will consider such an impertinent freedom in the light of an insult, if she have any true delicacy, instead of being flattered by this unmeaning homage to beauty.
  • * 2006 , New York Times
    • It’s appropriate that we pay homage to them and the sacrifices they made.
  • An artistic work imitating another in a flattering style. Recently, the pronunciation /o??m???/ has been introduced from French for this usage; see hommage, which preserves the French spelling.
  • * 2002 , Dawson's Creek (TV, episode 6.01)
    • He likes to tell people that it's a Hitchcockian thriller, but that's kind of like saying Happy Gilmore is a homage to Woody Allen.

    Usage notes

    * Often used in the construction pay homage to . * Because of the different pronunciations, (term) is sometimes preceded by the article (a) and sometimes by (an).

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * homager

    Verb

    (homag)
  • (obsolete) To pay reverence to by external action.
  • (obsolete) To cause to pay homage.
    • (Cowley)

    External links

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    Anagrams

    * ohmage

    References

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