Synonyms for politeness
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Noun
1. Civility — the quality of being polite
civility, manners, courtesy, decorum, etiquette, good manners, affability, deference, elegance, refinement, grace, urbanity, comity, attention, manner, courtliness, courteousness, amenity, complaisance
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Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being polite.
Forms
- Plural
- politenesses → civilities, courtesies, decorums, etiquettes…
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Courtesy and politeness are indispensable elements of good address.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- courtesy These pictures are being shown by courtesy of CNN.
- manners He's so rude. I can't put up with his bad manners.
- civility Humanity is experiencing a global crisis of civility.
- decorum His Excellency addressed the assembly with decorum.
- niceness I'd like to uncover what hides underneath her fake niceness.
By length
- 5 letters
- grace1
- 6 letters
- manner2, comity3
- 7 letters
- manners2, decorum3, amenity4
- 8 letters
- courtesy3, elegance3, civility4, niceness2, urbanity
- 9 letters
- attention3, etiquette3, deference3
- 10 letters
- refinement3, affability
- 11 letters
- courtliness
- 12 letters
- complaisance
- 13 letters
- courteousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (manner2 = 2 syllables).