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Politeness Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Politeness has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

2

the act of showing regard for others

3

The quality of being polite.

See Also
polite manner manners superpoliteness politesse good manners polite society maladdress
Related Terms
Antonyms
impoliteness
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
courtesy action
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
courtesy deference devoir
Rhyming Words
ess 1ess ress ness tess hess kess wess jess fess yess sess less bess cess mess guess 1aess gless cress
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