Antonyms for politenesspo·lite·ness

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1. politenessnoun

   Antonyms:
   impoliteness, rudeness

   Synonyms:
   etiquette, courtliness, affability, civility

2. politenessnoun

   The act of being polite.

   Synonyms:
   civility, affability, etiquette, courtliness

   Antonyms:
   impoliteness, rudeness

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1. politenessnoun

   Address is that indefinable something which enables a man to gain his object without seeming exertion or contest, and generally with the favor and approval of those with whom he deals. It is a general power to direct to the matter in hand whatever qualities are most needed for it at the moment. It includes adroitness and discretion to know what to do or say and what to avoid; ingenuity to devise; readiness to speak or act; the dexterity that comes of practise; and tact, which is the power of fine touch as applied to human character and feeling. Courtesy and politeness are indispensable elements of good address. Compare SPEECH.

   Antonyms:
   awkwardness, boorishness, clownishness, clumsiness, fatuity, folly, ill manners, ill-breeding, rudeness, stupidity, unmannerliness, unwisdom

   Synonyms:
   address, address, adroitness, courtesy, dexterity, discretion, ingenuity, manners, readiness, tact

   Preposition:
   Address in dealing with opponents; the address of an accomplished intriguer; an address to the audience.

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1. politeness

   Synonyms:
   courtesy, refinement, good breeding, courteousness, urbanity, civility, gentility

Matched Categories

1. • Action
   • Courtesy

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1. politeness, nicenessnoun

   a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

   Antonyms:
   impoliteness

   Synonyms:
   civility, niceness, subtlety

2. politeness, civilitynoun

   the act of showing regard for others

   Antonyms:
   impoliteness

   Synonyms:
   civility, niceness

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1. politenessnoun

   Synonyms:
   courtliness, courtesy, civility, suavity, urbanity, deference, amenity, comity

How to use politeness in a sentence?

1. Mary Wilson Little:

   Politeness is half good manners and half good lying.

2. Colette:

   It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanisms of friendship.

3. Marcel Proust:

   The bonds that unite another person to ourselves exist only in our mind. Memory as it grows fainter relaxes them, and notwithstanding the illusion by which we would fain be cheated and with which, out of love, friendship, politeness, deference, duty, we cheat other people, we exist alone. Man is the creature that cannot emerge from himself, that knows his fellows only in himself when he asserts the contrary, he is lying.

4. Josh Billings:

   One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.

5. Thomas Sowell:

   Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back.

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