politeness
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Politeness \Po*lite"ness\, n.
1. High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance. [R.]
--Evelyn.
[1913 Webster]
2. The quality or state of being polite; refinement of
manners; urbanity; courteous behavior; complaisance;
obliging attentions.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Courtesy; good breeding; refinement; urbanity;
courteousness; affability; complaisance; civility;
gentility; courtliness.
Usage: {Politeness}, {Courtesy}. Politeness denotes that ease
and gracefulness of manners which first sprung up in
cities, connected with a desire to please others by
anticipating their wants and wishes, and studiously
avoiding whatever might give them pain. Courtesy is,
etymologically, the politeness of courts. It displays
itself in the address and manners; it is shown more
especially in receiving and entertaining others, and
is a union of dignified complaisance and kindness.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "politeness":
affability, agreeableness, amenities, amenity, civilities,
civility, comity, complaisance, considerateness, convention,
courteousness, courtesy, courtliness, decencies, decorum,
deference, diplomatic code, elegance, elegancies, etiquette,
exquisite manners, formalities, good form, good manners,
gracefulness, graciousness, manners, mores, natural politeness,
point of etiquette, politesse, proprieties, protocol, punctilio,
quiet good manners, respect, respectfulness, rules of conduct,
social code, social conduct, social graces, social procedures,
social usage, solicitousness, solicitude, tact, tactfulness,
thoughtfulness, urbanity
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