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Politeness

Noun CEFR B2
pəˈlaɪtnəs

Definitions

  1. The quality of being polite.
  2. A polite act.

Equivalents

43 more languages
Azərbaycan diliNəzakət
Беларускаяве́тлівасць
Българскивежливост
Češtinazdvořilost
Gàidhligmodh
Galegocrianza
Bahasa Indonesiaadabkesopanan
Íslenskakurteisi
Italianocortesia
ქართულიზრდილობა
Kurdînezaket
LëtzebuergeschHéiflechkeet
Македонскиучтивост
Slovenščinavljudnost
తెలుగుసభ్యత
Тоҷикӣодоб
O'zbekchaadab
Tiếng Việtlễ độlễ phép

Examples

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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