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politesse
[pol-i-tes; Fr. paw-lee-tes] 
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politesse
[pol-i-tes; Fr. paw-lee-tes]
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| 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 |
| Main Entry: | etiquette |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manners, politeness |
| Synonyms: | amenities, civility, code, convention, courtesy, customs, decency, decorum, deportment, dignity, form, formalities, good behavior, mores, p's and q's, politesse, proper behavior, propriety, protocol, rules, seemliness, social graces, suavities, usage |
| Antonyms: | bad manners |
| Main Entry: | formality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | etiquette, protocol |
| Synonyms: | ceremoniousness, conventionalism, correctness, decorum, formalism, honors, mummery, p's and q's, politesse, propriety, punctiliousness |
| Antonyms: | informality |
| 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: | polish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cultivated look, performance |
| Synonyms: | breeding, class, cultivation, culture, elegance, finesse, finish, grace, politesse, refinement, style, suavity, urbanity |
| Main Entry: | propriety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | good manners |
| Synonyms: | accepted conduct, amenities, breeding, civilities, correctness, courtesy, decency, decorum, delicacy, dignity, etiquette, good behavior, good form, modesty, mores*, niceties, politeness, politesse, protocol, punctilio, rectitude, refinement, respectability, rules of conduct, seemliness, social conventions, social grace, the done thing |
| Antonyms: | bad manners, impropriety, misbehavior, misconduct |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | protocol |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rules of conduct, behavior in certain situation |
| Synonyms: | agreement, code, compact, concordat, contract, conventions, courtesy, covenant, custom, decorum, etiquette, formalities, good form, manners, obligation, order, p's and q's, pact, politesse, propriety, treaty |
| Antonyms: | bad manners, crudeness, impropriety |
| Main Entry: | punctilio |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | etiquette |
| Synonyms: | ceremony, civility, code, convention, courtesy, customs, decorum, dignity, form, formalities, formality, mores, nicety, p's and q's, politesse, proper behavior, protocol, refinement, rules, social graces |
| 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 |
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