politeness
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- a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- the act of showing regard for others
- (polite) civilized: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
- (polite) civil: not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham
- Politeness is best expressed as the practical application of good manners or etiquette. It is a culturally defined phenomenon, and therefore what is considered polite in one culture can sometimes be quite rude or simply strange in another cultural context.
- (Polite (magazine)) Polite is a semi-regular general interest and humor magazine published in the United States. Its tagline is "Generally interesting."
- (The polite) Polite architecture, or "the Polite" refers to buildings designed to include the artifice of non-local styles for decorative effect by professional architects. Its opposite in architectural terms is vernacular architecture.
- The act of being polite
- (polite) Well-mannered, civilized; Smooth, polished, burnished
- (Polite) (Keating): the stage in which people indicate and seek mutual trust or respect, and marked by caution in giving commitment or offering criticism; introductions are appropriate.
- (polite) Have manners or respect.
- (polite) showing good manners: "She's polite and never forgets to say 'please' or 'thank you'."
- Politeness refers to attempts by the crawler software to limit load on a site. Without politeness restrictions the crawler might otherwise overwhelm smaller sites and even cause moderately sized sites to slow down significantly. ...
- 1) The screen of language; the irony of civility; a fishing rod. 2) A substitute for war. 3) To wipe your feet carefully on the common doormat before letting yourself in another's premises with a skeleton key. 4) Caliban in a boiled shirt, tuxedo and spats. ...
- be careful to avoid derogatory words as they are rude about something or someone. An example is 'puerile', which means silly and childish.
- the most acceptable hypocrisy.