| Definition of 'Politeness' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) politeness, niceness
a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
2. (noun) politeness, civility
the act of showing regard for others
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| Definition of 'Politeness' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Politeness
high finish; smoothness; burnished elegance
2. (noun) Politeness
the quality or state of being polite; refinement of manners; urbanity; courteous behavior; complaisance; obliging attentions
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| Definitions of 'Politeness' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Politeness
1. The screen of language; the irony of civility; a fishing-rod.
2. A substitute for war.
3. To wipe your feet carefully on the common doormat before letting yourself in another's premises with a skeleton key.
4. Caliban in a boiled shirt, tuxedo and spats. (Politeness in the animal world is known after eating only; in the human world it is known both before and after eating, and, in a certain restricted circle, during eating.)
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Sense: having or showing good manners; courteous
a polite child; a polite apology.
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 Afrikaans: beleefdheid |
 Arabic: أدَب، تَهْذيب |
 Bulgarian: учтивост |
 Brazilian: boa educação |
 Czech: zdvořilost |
 German: die Höflichkeit |
 Danish: velopdragenhed; høflighed |
 Greek: ευγένεια |
 Spanish: educación |
 Estonian: viisakus |
 Farsi: ادب |
 Finnish: kohteliaisuus |
 French: politesse |
 Hebrew: נִימוּס |
 Hindi: शिष्टता, भद्रता |
 Croatian: uglađenost, pristojnost |
 Hungarian: udvariasság |
 Indonesian: kesopanan |
 Icelandic: kurteisi |
 Italian: gentilezza |
 Japanese: 礼儀正しさ |
 Korean: 공손 |
 Lithuanian: mandagumas |
 Latvian: pieklājība |
 Malay: kesopanan |
 Dutch: beleefdheid |
 Norwegian: høflighet, dannelse |
 Polish: grzeczność |
 Persian: ادب |
 Pashto: ادب |
 Portuguese: boa educação |
 Romanian: politeţe |
 Russian: вежливость |
 Slovak: zdvorilosť |
 Slovenian: vljudnost |
 Serbian: učtivost |
 Swedish: artighet, hövlighet |
 Thai: ความสุภาพอ่อนโยน |
 Turkish: kibarlık |
 Taiwanese: 禮貌 |
 Ukrainian: ввічливість, чемність |
 Urdu: خوش خلقي، شائستگي |
 Vietnamese: cử chỉ lịch sự |
 Chinese: 礼貌 |
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