[
US
/pəˈɫaɪtnəs/
]
[ UK /pəlˈaɪtnəs/ ]
[ UK /pəlˈaɪtnəs/ ]
NOUN
- a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- the act of showing regard for others
How To Use politeness In A Sentence
- He doesn't mean any of us impoliteness, but he needs a bit longer to warm to us.
- My fingertips at this point were being sliced to the bone on the cheesewire strings but with usual English politeness i ploughed on now wanting fiona to hurray up. TravelPod.com Recent Updates
- He was moody and unwilling to make the usual politenesses.
- Politeness is not always the sign of wisdom, but the want of it always leaves room for the suspicion of folly.
- They sat in silence, and with tireless patience watched our every motion with that vile, uncomplaining impoliteness which is so truly The Innocents Abroad
- Older and newly arrived Vietnamese Americans often display indirectness and extreme politeness in dealing with others.
- The service is flawless; and every employee you pass in the corridor greets you with the unstudied politeness that is the hallmark of a great hotel.
- England is so little loved, and contrasts the unpoliteness of Earl Foreign and Colonial Intelligence
- Hope, politeness, the blowing of a nose, the squeak of a boot, all produce 'boum' ... Film | guardian.co.uk
- Politeness is to do and say the kindest thing in the kindest way.