Home › Words › O › overcourtesyovercourtesyovercourtesy means excessive courtesy.EtymologyFrom over- + courtesy.nounExcessive courtesy.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.overcourteous 88% match — Excessively courteous. vs overcourtesy →overgracious 71% match — Excessively gracious. vs overcourtesy →overkindness 68% match — Excessive kindness. vs overcourtesy →overobsequiousness 67% match — Excessive obsequiousness. vs overcourtesy →overcarefulness 67% match — Excessive carefulness. vs overcourtesy →overdelicacy 66% match — Excessive delicacy. vs overcourtesy →overobsequious 65% match — Excessively obsequious. vs overcourtesy →overcoyness 64% match — Excessive coyness. vs overcourtesy →