politenesses
Mannered acts shown
Politenesses is the plural of politeness, referring to multiple instances or varieties of courteous behavior.
The word appears in contexts distinguishing different cultural or social forms: The elaborate politenesses of Victorian correspondence seem foreign now.
It can also mean individual polite acts or remarks: They exchanged the usual politenesses before getting down to business.
Polite social behaviors
- civilitiesFormal polite behaviors
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- proprietiesAccepted standards of behavior
- decorumFitting social conduct
formalities · niceties · social graces · pleasantries · protocols · customs · conventions · refinements
Formal words of welcome
- greetingsExpressions upon meeting
- complimentsExpressions of admiration
- acknowledgmentsRecognition of contributions
- thank-yousExpressions of gratitude
well-wishes · regards · respects · felicitations · kind words · diplomatic language · honorifics · titles
Skill in sensitive situations
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
considerateness · judiciousness · carefulness · thoughtfulness · prudence · finesse · subtlety · nuance
Respectful forward bends
- curtsiesRespectful bending gestures
- handshakesMutual palm grips
- nodsDownward head gestures
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
standing · yielding · deference · genuflection · namaste · kowtow · hand-kissing · rising
courtesies
Polite social behaviors
- civilitiesFormal polite behaviors
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- proprietiesAccepted standards of behavior
decorum · formalities · niceties · social graces · pleasantries · protocols · customs · conventions · refinements · observances
salutations
Formal words of welcome
- greetingsExpressions upon meeting
- complimentsExpressions of admiration
- acknowledgmentsRecognition of contributions
thank-yous · well-wishes · regards · respects · felicitations · kind words · diplomatic language · honorifics · titles · forms of address
tactfulness
Skill in sensitive situations
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
circumspection · considerateness · judiciousness · carefulness · thoughtfulness · prudence · finesse · subtlety · nuance · indirectness
bows
Respectful forward bends
- curtsiesRespectful bending gestures
- handshakesMutual palm grips
- nodsDownward head gestures
waves · standing · yielding · deference · genuflection · namaste · kowtow · hand-kissing · rising · ushering
politenessesrudenesses
Plural discourteous acts
discourtesies · impoliteness · rudeness · incivilities · disrespects
- British politenessIndirect, self-deprecating courtesy