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# politeness

noun (politeness — uncountable)

«politeness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Politeness is behaving with good manners and respect for other people, for example saying please and thank you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politeness/#m1)

### In the lessons

In school and everyday life, politeness covers greetings, waiting your turn, holding the door, saying sorry, not interrupting. In stories politeness often wins help or friends. Politeness rules differ between countries and families. Phrases: out of politeness, with great politeness, simple politeness.

### Examples

- Politeness costs nothing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politeness/#x1)
- Out of politeness, he ate the soup he didn't like. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politeness/#x2)
- The teacher praised our politeness on the trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politeness/#x3)
- Saying «thank you» is basic politeness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politeness/#x4)
- She answered with great politeness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politeness/#x5)
- Politeness helps people get along. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politeness/#x6)
- The king, and queen, and the whole court, were at tea with the princess; and he was received with great politeness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politeness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: «politeness», not «a politeness». Adjective: polite; opposite: rudeness, impolite. Politeness is not the same as obeying everyone: you can say no to a stranger politely and still keep yourself safe.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «politeness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politeness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«politeness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/politeness.html) on Mova free.