politesse

pol·i·tesse

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pol-i-tes; French paw-lee-tes]
- /ˌpɒl ɪˈtɛs; French pɔ liˈtɛs/
- /ˌpɒ.lɪ.ˈtes/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pol-i-tes; French paw-lee-tes]
- /ˌpɒl ɪˈtɛs; French pɔ liˈtɛs/

Definitions of politesse word

noun politesse formal politeness; courtesy. 1
noun politesse formal or genteel politeness 0
abbreviation POLITESSE politeness 0

See all 3 definitions of politesse

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Origin of politesse

First appearance:

before 1710

One of the 50% oldest English words

1710-20; < French: orig. clean or polished state < Italian politezza, variant of pulitezza (derivative of polito polite)

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Parts of speech for Politesse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Politesse

politesse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for politesse

noun politesse

comity — mutual civility; courtesy
concordat — a pact or treaty, esp one between the Vatican and another state concerning the interests of religion in that state
convenance — suitable behaviour; propriety
conventionalism — advocacy of or conformity to that which is established
correctitude — the quality of correctness, esp conscious correctness in behaviour

All 18 Synonyms of politesse