courteousness
Respectful social behavior
Courteousness is the quality of being courteous—showing polite consideration for others.
The word emphasizes manner and behavior: His courteousness put everyone at ease.
It's more formal than simply saying someone is polite or kind, often appearing in contexts where graciousness matters: The courteousness of the staff made up for the hotel's dated décor.
Formal politeness in conduct
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- tactfulnessSkill in sensitive situations
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- thoughtfulnessAttentive care for others
cordiality · affability · graciousness · obligingness · complaisance · amiability · congeniality · geniality
Rules of polite conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- decorumFitting social conduct
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- formalityStrict observance of convention
decency · comportment · correctness · punctiliousness · ceremoniousness · conventionality · observance · seemliness
Regard with honor
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- regardAttentive consideration given
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
reverence · honor · acknowledgment · recognition · appreciation · attentiveness · obeisance · homage
Refined, graceful quality
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- charmAttractive personal quality
- refinementElegance of manner
sophistication · polish · finesse · cultivation · gentility · urbanity · suavity · classiness
civility
Formal politeness in conduct
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- tactfulnessSkill in sensitive situations
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
thoughtfulness · cordiality · affability · graciousness · obligingness · complaisance · amiability · congeniality · geniality · pleasantness
etiquette
Rules of polite conduct
formality · decency · comportment · correctness · punctiliousness · ceremoniousness · conventionality · observance · seemliness · appropriateness
respect
Regard with honor
- deferenceYielding to another's judgment
- regardAttentive consideration given
- considerationCareful thought or compensation
esteem · reverence · honor · acknowledgment · recognition · appreciation · attentiveness · obeisance · homage · gallantry
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
refinement · sophistication · polish · finesse · cultivation · gentility · urbanity · suavity · classiness · aplomb
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, civility
- humilityhumbleness, humble, meekness, modesty, modest
- kindnesskindness, niceness, goodness, gentleness, empathy
courteousnessrudeness
Disrespectful social behavior
discourtesy · impoliteness · incivility · boorishness · churlishness
courteousnessarrogance
Excessive self-importance
presumption · audacity · brashness · presumptuousness · improperness
court, courtesy, courteous, courtship, courthouse, courtly, courtroom, discourteous, courtier