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correctness
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | propriety |
| Synonyms: | bon ton, civility, correctitude, decency, decorousness, decorum, fitness, good breeding, order, orderliness, properness, rightness, seemliness |
| Antonyms: | impropriety, incorrectness, infidelity, unacceptableness, unseemliness, unsuitability, unsuitableness |
| Main Entry: | gentility |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sophistication, cultivation |
| Synonyms: | aristocracy, blue blood, civility, courtesy, courtliness, culture, decorum, elegance, elite, etiquette, flower*, formality, gentle birth, gentlefolk, gentry, good breeding, good family, good manners, high birth, mannerliness, nobility, optimacy, polish, politeness, propriety, quality, rank, refinement, respectability, ruling class, society, upper class, upper crust, urbanity |
| Antonyms: | coarseness, crudeness, roughness, rusticity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | manners |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | polite, refined social behavior |
| Synonyms: | amenities, bearing, behavior, breeding, carriage, ceremony, civilities, comportment, conduct, courtesy, culture, decorum, demeanor, deportment, dignity, elegance, etiquette, formalities, good breeding, good form, mien, mores, p's and q's, polish, politeness, politesse, propriety, protocol, refinement, social graces, sophistication, taste, urbanity |
| Notes: | manner means a way of acting or behaving or how something is done; manners is socially correct behavior; a manor is the landed estate of a lord |
| Main Entry: | refinement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cultivation, civilization |
| Synonyms: | affability, civility, courtesy, courtliness, delicacy, dignity, discrimination, elegance, enlightenment, erudition, fastidiousness, fine point, fine tuning, fineness, finesse, finish, gentility, gentleness, good breeding, good manners, grace, graciousness, knowledge, lore, nicety, nuance, polish, politeness, politesse, precision, sophistication, style, suavity, subtlety, tact, taste, urbanity |
| Antonyms: | bad manners, crudeness, rudeness |
| Main Entry: | good form |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manners |
| Synonyms: | amenities, bearing, behavior, breeding, carriage, ceremony, civilities, comportment, conduct, courtesy, culture, decorum, demeanor, deportment, dignity, elegance, etiquette, formalities, good breeding, mien, mores, p's and q's, polish, politeness, polites |
| Main Entry: | mannerliness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | courtesy |
| Synonyms: | address, affability, amenities, amiability, attentiveness, ceremony, chivalry, civility, comity, complaisance, consideration, cordiality, courteousness, courtliness, cultivation, culture, deference, elegance, familiarity, favor, friendliness, gallantness, gallantry, generosity, geniality, genteelness, gentility, gentleness, good behavior, good breeding, graciousness, indulgence, kindness, polish, politeness, politesse, refinement, respect, reverence, solicitude, suavity, sympathy, tact, thoughtfulness, urbanity |
| Main Entry: | politesse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | courtesy |
| Synonyms: | address, affability, amenities, amiability, attentiveness, ceremony, chivalry, civility, comity, complaisance, consideration, cordiality, courteousness, courtliness, cultivation, culture, deference, elegance, familiarity, favor, friendliness, gallantness, gallantry, generosity, geniality, genteelness, gentility, gentleness, good behavior, good breeding, graciousness, indulgence, kindness, mannerliness, polish, politeness, refinement, respect, reverence, solicitude, suavity, sympathy, tact, thoughtfulness, urbanity |
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| Main Entry: | gentility |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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| Concept: | Courtesy. |
| Category: | 1. Social Affections |
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-nouns
courtesy; respect; good manners, good behavior, good breeding; manners; politeness; bienséance, urbanity, comity, gentility, breeding, polish, presence; civility, civilization; amenity, suavity; good temper, good humor; amiability, easy temper, complacency, soft tongue, mansuetude; condescension (humility); affability, complaisance, provenance, amability, gallantry; pink of politeness, pink of courtesy., compliment; fair words, soft words, sweet words; honeyed phrases, ceremonial; salutation, reception, presentation, introduction, accueil, greeting, recognition; welcome, abord, respects, devoir, regards, remembrances; kind regards, kind remembrances; love, best love, duty; empty encomium, flattering remark, hollow commendation; salaams., obeisance (reverence); bow, courtesy, curtsy, scrape, salaam, kotow, kowtow, bowing and scraping; kneeling; genuflection (worship); obsequiousness; capping, shaking hands; grip of the hand, embrace, hug, squeeze, accolade, loving cup, vin d'honneur, pledge; love token (endearment); kiss, buss, salute., mark of recognition, nod; "nods and becks and wreathed smiles" [Milton]; valediction; condolence.
-verbs
be courteous; show courtesy, mind one's P's and Q's, behave oneself, be all things to all men, conciliate, speak one fair, take in good part; make the amiable, do the amiable; look as if butter would not melt in one's mouth; mend one's manners., receive, do the honors, usher, greet, hail, bid welcome; welcome, welcome with open arms; shake hands; hold out the hand, press the hand, squeeze the hand; bid Godspeed; speed the parting guest; cheer, serenade., salute; embrace (endearment); kiss, kiss hands; drink to, pledge, hob and nob; move to, nod to; smile upon., uncover, cap; touch the hat, take off the hat; doff the cap; present arms; make way for; bow; make one's bow, make a leg; scrape, curtsy, courtesy; bob a curtsy, bob a courtesy; kneel; bow the knee, bend the knee. visit, wait upon, present oneself, pay one's respects, pay a visit (sociability) [more]; dance attendance on (servility); pay attentions to; do homage to (respect)., prostrate oneself (worship)., give one's duty to, send one's duty to,, render polite; polish, civilize, humanize.
-adjectives
courteous, polite, civil, mannerly, urbane; well-behaved, well-mannered, well-bred, well-brought up; good-mannered, polished, civilized, cultivated; refined (taste); gentlemanlike (fashion); gallant; on one's good behavior., fine spoken, fair spoken, soft-spoken; honey-mouthed, honey-tongued; oily, bland; obliging, conciliatory, complaisant, complacent; obsequious., ingratiating, winning; gentle, mild; good-humored, cordial, gracious, affable, familiar; neighborly.
-adverbs
courteously; with a good grace; with open arms, with outstretched arms; a bras ouverts; suaviter in modo, in good humor.
-phrases
Tien de plus estimable que la cermonie; "the very pink of courtesy" [Romeo and Juliet]
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| Antonyms: | discourtesy |
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