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Courteous vs Yielding - What's the difference?

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Courteous is a related term of yielding.


As adjectives the difference between courteous and yielding

is that courteous is showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette while yielding is docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

As a verb yielding is

.

As a noun yielding is

a concession.

courteous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
    • a courteous gentleman
    a courteous gesture

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * discourteous

    Derived terms

    * courteously

    See also

    * courtesy

    Anagrams

    *

    yielding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A concession.

    • Derived terms

    * overyielding