curtseys
Meaning of curtseys
plural noun
- a woman's or girl's formal greeting made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other.
she bobbed a curtsy to him
- perform a curtsy.
his sisters had curtsied to the vicar
early 16th century: variant of courtesy. Both forms were used to denote the expression of respect or courtesy by a gesture, especially in phrases such as do courtesy, make courtesy, and from this arose the current use (late 16th century).
Information about curtseys
- The singular form of curtseys is: curtsey.
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Hyphenation of curtseys
curt-seys
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- curtseys is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
curtseys synonyms
Meaning a brief curtsy:
Meaning the showing of politeness in one's attitude and behaviour towards others:
Meaning a gesture expressing deferential respect, such as a bow or curtsy:
Meaning lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect:
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