behavior, good breeding; manners; politeness &c adj.; bienseance,
urbanity, comity, gentility, breeding, polish, presence; civility,
civilization; amenity, suavity; good temper, good humor; amiability,
easy temper, complacency, soft tongue, mansuetude; condescension &c
(humility) 879; affability, complaisance, prévenance, amability†,
gallantry; pink of politeness, pink of courtesy.
compliment; fair words, soft words, sweet words; honeyed phrases,
ceremonial salutation, reception, presentation, introduction, accueil†,
greeting, recognition; welcome, abord†, respects, devoir, regards,
remembrances; kind regards, kind remembrances; love, best love, duty;
empty encomium, flattering remark, hollow commendation; salaams.
obeisance &c (reverence) 928; bow, courtesy, curtsy, scrape,
salaam, kotow†, kowtow, bowing and scraping; kneeling; genuflection &c
(worship) 990; obsequiousness &c 886; capping, shaking hands, &c v.;
grip of the hand, embrace, hug, squeeze, accolade, loving cup, vin
d'honneur [Fr.], pledge; love token &c (endearment) 902; kiss, buss,
salute.
mark of recognition, nod; nods and becks and wreathed smiles
[Milton]; valediction &c 293; condolence &c 915.
V. be courteous &c adj.; show courtesy &c n.. mind one's P's and Q's,
behave oneself, be all things to all men, conciliate, speak one fair,
take in good part; make the amiable, do the amiable; look as if butter
would not melt in one's mouth; mend one's manners.
receive, do the honors, usher, greet, hail, bid welcome; welcome,
welcome with open arms; shake hands; hold out the hand, press the hand,
squeeze the hand, press the flesh; bid Godspeed; speed the parting
guest; cheer, serenade.
salute; embrace &c (endearment) 902; kiss, kiss hands; drink to,
pledge, hob and nob†; move to, nod to; smile upon.
uncover, cap; touch the hat, take off the hat; doff the cap;
present arms; make way for; bow; make one's bow, make a leg; scrape,
curtsy, courtesy; bob a curtsy, bob a courtesy; kneel; bow the knee,
bend the knee.
visit, wait upon, present oneself, pay one's respects, pay a visit
&c (sociability) 892; dance attendance on &c (servility) 886; pay
attentions to; do homage to &c (respect) 928.
prostrate oneself &c (worship) 990.
give one's duty to, send one's duty to, &c n.. render polite &c
adj.; polish, civilize, humanize.
Adj. courteous, polite, civil, mannerly, urbane; well-behaved, well-
mannered, well-bred, well-brought up; good-mannered, polished,
civilized, cultivated; refined &c (taste) 850; gentlemanlike &c
(fashion) 852 [Obs.]; gallant; on one's good behavior.
fine spoken, fair spoken, soft-spoken; honey-mouthed, honey-
tongued; oily, bland; obliging, conciliatory, complaisant, complacent;
obsequious &c 886.
ingratiating, winning; gentle, mild; good-humored, cordial,
gracious, affable, familiar; neighborly.
diplomatic, tactful, politic; artful &c 702.
Adv. courteously &c adj.; with a good grace; with open arms, with
outstretched arms; a bras ouverts [Fr.]; suaviter in modo [Fr.], in
good humor.
Int. hail!, welcome!, well met!, ave!, all hail!, good day, good
morrow!, Godspeed!, pax vobiscum! [Lat.], may your shadow never be
less!,
Phr. Tien de plus estimable que la ceremonie [Fr.]; the very pink of
courtesy [Romeo and Juliet].