| 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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