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Meaning of Politeness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

pəˈlaɪtnəs

Definitions

The quality of being polite.
uncountable, usually
A polite act.
countable, usually

Equivalents

العربية آدمية أدب التأدّب لطافة

Azərbaycanca Nəzakət

Беларуская ве́тлівасць

Български вежливост

Bosanski lampa pristojnost пристојност

Čeština zdvořilost

Dansk høflighed

Deutsch Höflichkeit

Ελληνικά αβρότητα αβροφροσύνη ανθρωπιά ευγένεια

Español cortesía educación

فارسی ادب نزاکت

Suomi kohteliaisuus

Français Politesse

Gàidhlig modh

हिन्दी अदब तहज़ीब नज़ाकत शिष्टता सभ्यता

Hrvatski lampa pristojnost пристојност

Magyar udvariasság

Bahasa Indonesia adab kesopanan

Íslenska kurteisi

Italiano cortesia

日本語丁寧丁寧さ慇懃礼儀正しさ

ქართული ზრდილობა

Қазақша әдептілік сыпайылық

한국어 공손 공손함 례의 예의 은근

Kurdî nezaket

Latina cōmitās

Lëtzebuergesch Héiflechkeet

Македонски учтивост

မြန်မာဘာသာ ယဉ်ကျေးမှု

Nederlands beleefdheid hoffelijkheid

Polski grzeczność kurtuazja policja polityka supernacja uprzejmość wersalskość

Português educação polidez

Română amabilitate civilitate politețe

Русский вежливость учтивость

Slovenščina vljudnost

Српски lampa pristojnost пристојност

Svenska artighet hövlighet hovsamhet lämpa

తెలుగు సభ్యత

Тоҷикӣ одоб

ไทย ความสุภาพ

Türkçe incelik kibarlık naziklik nezaket

Українська вві́чливість ґре́чність че́мність

اردو ادب نزاکت

Oʻzbekcha adab

Tiếng Việt lễ độ lễ 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

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

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