Meaning of social nicety | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A social behavior that is engaged in for the purpose of being polite; an act that reflects refinement, decorum, and courtesy.
   countable
2. Adherence to the social norms associated with high social status.
   uncountable

Examples

“Behaviour in this sense⟳ is a very broad term, not limited to notions of politeness, etiquette and social niceties of which members of a culture are aware and might find⟳ wanting in a foreigner.”

“The doctor should use⟳ formal greetings and establish⟳ rapport by asking about the patient's family, offering a drink⟳, or performing some other social nicety before discussing the patient's medical problem.”

“In other words, expressiveness in the therapist was not just a social nicety, it enhanced recovery.”

“The new and prosperous class of industrialists and manufacturers began to learn⟳ social niceties and extravagances from the aristocracy , but at the same leavened custom and fashion to their own⟳ more vigorous way of life.”

“There is the underlying irony that considerations of social nicety move⟳ the hostess, Fran von Brenkfeld to conceal Klemens's death and the Graf's illness under her roof from her guests.”

“This expectation of social nicety may lead⟳ to the silencing of voices that speak⟳ out for social change⟳ by people who are enjoying a privileged social osition and suddenly feel⟳ uncomforatable by an apparent lack of "niceness" by voices that demand⟳ systemic change⟳ theat promotes equity for all.”

“Accordingly, it is defined by such attributes as Christian monogamous marriage, respect⟳ for formal authority, sobriety, a preoccupation with upward mobility, and attention to elite norms of social nicety, decorum, and manners.”

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