different between courtesy vs cultivation

English

Etymology

From Middle English curtesie, from Anglo-Norman curtesie, from Old French curteisie, cortoisie.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??t?si/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?t?si/
• Hyphenation: cour?te?sy

Noun

courtesy (countable and uncountable, plural courtesies)

1. (uncountable) Polite behavior.

2. (countable) A polite gesture or remark, especially as opposed to an obligation or standard practice.
3. (uncountable) Consent or agreement in spite of fact; indulgence.

4. (uncountable) Willingness or generosity in providing something needed.

   [on a label, caption, etc.] Courtesy the Smith Foundation: [e.g.] use of this image was allowed through the courtesy of the Smith Foundation.

5. A curtsey.
   • 1760, Oliver Goldsmith, The Citizen of the World

     The lady drops a courtesy in token of obedience, and the ceremony proceeds as usual.

6. (law) The life interest that the surviving husband has in the real or heritable estate of his wife.

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Verb

courtesy (third-person singular simple present courtesies, present participle courtesying, simple past and past participle courtesied)

1. Alternative form of curtsey
   • 1740, Samuel Richardson, Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded

     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 (not comparable) (used only before the noun)

1. Given or done as a polite gesture.

   We paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors.

2. Supplied free of charge.

   Synonyms: complimentary, free of charge, gratis

   The event planners offered courtesy tickets for the reporters.

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Anagrams

• cosurety, courtsey

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French cultivation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?lt??ve???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

cultivation (countable and uncountable, plural cultivations)

1. The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture

2. The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture

   These fields are in cultivation.

3. Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)

   His steadfast cultivation of their relationship finally bore fruit.

4. Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition

   She is a woman of great cultivation.

Synonyms

• (art or act of cultivating): tillage
• (advancement or refinement in condition): refinement, culture; education

Related terms

• cultivar
• cultivate, cultivator

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kyl.ti.va.sj??/

Noun

cultivation f (plural cultivations)

1. cultivation

Related terms

• cultivable
• cultiver
• cultivateur