curtsey

curt·sey

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kurt-see]
- /ˈkɜrt si/
- /ˈkɜːt.si/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kurt-see]
- /ˈkɜrt si/

Definitions of curtsey word

noun curtsey A small bow, generally performed by a woman or a girl, where she crosses one calf of her leg behind the other and briefly bends her knees and lowers her body in deference. 1
noun curtsey women's bow of respect 1
intransitive verb curtsey woman, girl: bow respectfully 1
verb curtsey To make a curtsey. 0

See all 4 definitions of curtsey

Information block about the term

Parts of speech for Curtsey

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Curtsey

curtsey popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

curtsey usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for curtsey

verb curtsey

bow — When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
stoop — to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk.
genuflect — to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship.
kowtow — to act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference.

noun curtsey

obeisance — a movement of the body expressing deep respect or deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar gesture.
bob — If something bobs, it moves up and down, like something does when it is floating on water.
dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
gesture — a movement or position of the hand, arm, body, head, or face that is expressive of an idea, opinion, emotion, etc.: the gestures of an orator; a threatening gesture.
bending — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.

All 9 Synonyms of curtsey