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social grace
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social graces
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | good manners |
| Synonyms: | breeding, civility, consideration, courtesy, decorum, elegancies, etiquette, formalities, manners, mores, polished manners, politeness, proper conduct, protocol, savoir vivre, table manners, tact |
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| Main Entry: | sophistication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | culture, style |
| Synonyms: | composure, elegance, finesse, poise, refinement, savoir faire, savoir vivre, social grace, tact, urbanity, worldliness, worldly wisdom |
| Antonyms: | ingenuousness, naiveté, simplicity |
| Main Entry: | savoir faire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tact |
| Synonyms: | Aukflarung, cultivation, diplomacy, graciousness, poise, savoir-faire, savvy, social grace, social know-how, sophistication, suavity, worldliness |
| Main Entry: | behavior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manner of conducting oneself |
| Synonyms: | act, action, address, air, attitude, bag*, bearing, carriage, code, comportment, conduct, convention, course, dealings, decency, decorum, deed, delivery, demeanor, deportment, ethics, etiquette, expression, form, front, guise, habits, management, mien, mode, morals, nature, observance, performance, practice, presence, propriety, ritual, role, routine, savoir-faire, seemliness, social graces, speech, style, tact, talk, taste, tenue, tone, way, way of life, ways, what's done |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | 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: | 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 |
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| Main Entry: | propriety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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acceptable, advisable, applicable, apposite, as it ought to be, as it should be, becoming, befitting, comme il faut, condecent, condign, convenient, deserved, desirable, due, eligible, even, fair, fit, fitting, good, idoneous, just, justifiable, lawful, legitimate, meet, opportune, proper, reasonable, right, rightful, seemly, suitable, worthwhile
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