politeness

CEFRB1

/pəˈlaɪtnəs/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Good manners and respectful behavior toward others.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A polite act.

Examples

  • Some people say that English politeness is, at bottom, really fear.

  • This is because of the difference between Japanese politeness and American politeness.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /pəˈləɪʔnəs/
  • /pəˈlo̞ɪʔnəs/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The quality of being polite.

More examples

In context

  • At school, where politeness is not one of the compulsory subjects, I was "Pup", "Puggy", "Ki-ki", "Balcombe Beauty", "Snarleywow", and other shafts of endearment. I was not petted.

  • These politenesses left Miss Marley floundering for initiative, holding Jasper and being solemnly inspected by Podson, who clearly depended on her the convention of an afternoon call.

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Quick test

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His blank was evident when he offered his seat to the elderly passenger.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From polite + -ness.