Thesaurus / politeness
FEEDBACKHow to use politeness in a sentence
He was so polite with the guards that some detainees suspected he might be an informant.
TO STAY OR TO GO?HANNAH DREIERDECEMBER 26, 2020WASHINGTON POSTNot only is it insulting and off-putting, I fear that one day he might forget himself in this "polite company" that apparently does not include me.
MISS MANNERS: HUSBAND’S RUDE EATING HABITS DRIVING WIFE UP THE WALLJUDITH MARTIN, NICHOLAS MARTIN, JACOBINA MARTINDECEMBER 18, 2020WASHINGTON POSTWhile for some, the pandemic has only reinforced the absurd notion that one does not have to be polite to the people with whom one lives, Miss Manners has noticed that the rising divorce rate during it proves otherwise.
MISS MANNERS: HUSBAND’S RUDE EATING HABITS DRIVING WIFE UP THE WALLJUDITH MARTIN, NICHOLAS MARTIN, JACOBINA MARTINDECEMBER 18, 2020WASHINGTON POSTIt was such a polite, respectful group of people, and we just really had a great conversation about games.
THE GAME AWARDS HOSTED ZOOM CALLS WITH HUNDREDS OF FANS. THEY WERE SURPRISINGLY ORDERLY.GENE PARKDECEMBER 10, 2020WASHINGTON POSTShowers are polite enough to pass through Saturday night, allowing outdoor activities to be enjoyed during these short days.
D.C.-AREA FORECAST: MILDER SUNSHINE TODAY WITH AN EVEN WARMER WEEKENDDAVID STREITDECEMBER 10, 2020WASHINGTON POSTProtective masks that keep lips and nostrils on lock are now de rigueur among members of polite society.
THE 100 GREATEST INNOVATIONS OF 2020POPULAR SCIENCE STAFFDECEMBER 2, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCEShe was not born to make money--especially by dodges and false politeness, out of idle, empty-noddled boarders.
HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETTHe always kept within certain carefully laid bounds of supercilious politeness.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDTrue politeness is the language of a good heart, and those possessing that heart will never, under any circumstances, be rude.
THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEYPoliteness, being based upon real kindness of heart, cannot exist where there is selfishness or brutality to warp its growth.
THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEYWORDS RELATED TO POLITENESS
- address
- attentiveness
- audacity
- boldness
- courage
- courageousness
- courteousness
- courtesy
- daring
- dauntlessness
- deference
- derring-do
- duty
- elegance
- fearlessness
- graciousness
- honor
- intrepidity
- mettle
- nerve
- nobility
- pluck
- poise
- politeness
- prowess
- resolution
- reverence
- savoir-faire
- spirit
- tact
- urbanity
- valiance
- valor
- aristocracy
- blue blood
- civility
- courtesy
- courtliness
- culture
- decorum
- elegance
- elite
- etiquette
- flower
- formality
- gentle birth
- gentlefolk
- gentry
- good breeding
- good family
- good manners
- high birth
- mannerliness
- nobility
- optimacy
- polish
- politeness
- propriety
- quality
- rank
- refinement
- respectability
- ruling class
- society
- upper class
- upper crust
- urbanity
- 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
- polish
- politeness
- politesse
- refinement
- respect
- reverence
- solicitude
- suavity
- sympathy
- tact
- thoughtfulness
- urbanity
- amenities
- bearings
- behaviors
- breedings
- carriages
- ceremonies
- civilities
- comportment
- conduct
- courtesies
- cultures
- decorum
- demeanor
- deportment
- dignities
- elegance
- etiquette
- formalities
- good breedings
- good forms
- miens
- mores
- p's and q's
- polishes
- politeness
- politesses
- proprieties
- protocols
- refinements
- social graces
- sophistications
- tastes
- urbanity
- 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
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