politeness of manners

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• 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:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• manners — [n] polite, refined social behavior amenities, bearing, behavior, breeding, carriage, ceremony, civilities, comportment, conduct, courtesy, culture, decorum, demeanor, deportment, dignity, elegance, etiquette, formalities, good breeding, good… …   New thesaurus

• Politeness — For the Wikipedia policy, see Wikipedia:Etiquette. True Politeness. Your eel, I think, Sir? Cartoon in Punch magazine: 28 July 1920 Politeness is best expressed as the practical application of good …   Wikipedia

• manners — Synonyms and related words: action, actions, activity, acts, address, affectation, air, amenities, bearing, behavior, behavior pattern, behavioral norm, behavioral science, bienseance, bon ton, carriage, civilities, civility, comity, comportment …   Moby Thesaurus

• politeness — Synonyms and related words: affability, agreeableness, amenities, amenity, civilities, civility, comity, complaisance, considerateness, convention, courteousness, courtesy, courtliness, decencies, decorum, deference, diplomatic code, elegance,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• manners — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pl. conduct, behavior, deportment; courtesy, politeness. See fashion. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Personal behavior] Syn. conduct, deportment, bearing; see behavior 1 . 2. [Polite behavior] Syn. etiquette …   English dictionary for students

• Manners — For other uses, see Manners (disambiguation). Manners Makyth Man : the motto of New College School, Oxford In sociology, manners are the unenforced standards of conduct which demonstrate that a person is proper, polite, and refined. They are like …   Wikipedia

• manners — mænÉ™(r)s n. proper conduct or behaviour, politeness, courtesy man·ner || mænÉ™(r) n. mode, fashion, style; behavior, way; type, kind …   English contemporary dictionary

• politeness — po lite·ness || pÉ™ laɪtnɪs n. courtesy, state of having good manners; geniality, nicety, gentleness …   English contemporary dictionary

• politeness — n. 1. Courtesy, civility, good manners, courteousness, gentility, affability, complaisance, comity, amenity, suavity, decorum, good breeding, obliging manner, refinement, urbanity, courtliness. 2. Refinement, elegance, finish …   New dictionary of synonyms

• politeness — noun 1. a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑niceness • Ant: ↑impoliteness • Derivationally related forms: ↑nice (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary