a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
the act of showing regard for others
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politeness
Virtue is the politeness of the soul. [ Balzac ]
Politeness costs little and yields much. [ Mme. de Lambert ]
Politeness is the outward garment of good-will. [ Guesses at Truth ]
The society of ladies is a school of politeness. [ Proverb ]
Politeness is to goodness, what words are to thought. [ Joseph Joubert ]
Grace imitates modesty, as politeness imitates kindness. [ Joubert ]
Politeness is a wreath of flowers that adorns the world. [ Mme. de Bassanville ]
Politeness is the expression or imitation of social virtues. [ Duclos ]
Honesty is good sense, politeness, amiableness, - all in one. [ Richardson ]
Politeness is the curb that holds our worser selves in check. [ Mme. de Bassanville ]
Politeness has left our manners, to take refuge in our clothes. [ Mme. de Bassanville ]
Politeness is as natural to delicate natures as perfume is to flowers. [ De Finod ]
No expression of politeness but has its root in the moral nature of man. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]
Nothing is more estimable then politeness, and nothing more ridiculous or tiresome than ceremony. [ French ]
Justness of thought and style, refinement in manners, good-breeding and politeness of every kind, can come only from the trial and experience of what is best. [ Duncan ]
politenessin Scrabble®
The word politeness is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
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politenessin Words With Friends™
The word politeness is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
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