politeness
/pəˈlaɪtnəs/ noun B2- The quality of being polite.
- A polite act.
Plural politenesses
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He was pale, but calm and collected, and saluting his judge with easy politeness, looked round for a seat, as if he had been in M.
Morrel expected Villefort would be dejected; he found him as he had found him six weeks before, calm, firm, and full of that glacial politeness, that most insurmountable barrier which separates the well-bred from the vulgar man.
Bennet, in the meanwhile, was giving way to all the happy schemes which the good-humour and common politeness of Bingley, in half an hour’s visit, had revived.
Gardiner’s coming up they were all pressed to go into the house and take some refreshment; but this was declined, and they parted on each side with the utmost politeness.
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