Courtesy vs Sublimity - What's the difference?
courtesy | sublimity |
(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.
In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between courtesy and sublimity
is that courtesy is (uncountable) willingness or generosity in providing something needed while sublimity is (uncountable) the state of being sublime.In countable|lang=en terms the difference between courtesy and sublimity
is that courtesy is (countable) a polite gesture or remark while sublimity is (countable) something sublime.As nouns the difference between courtesy and sublimity
is that courtesy is (uncountable) polite behavior while sublimity is (uncountable) the state of being sublime.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.
