Courteousness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The characteristic of being courteous. uncountable, usually

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amenityamiabilitycivilitycourtesydeferencehospitality

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"In Brazil, the pronoun "você" is the casual way of saying "you", whilst in Portugal it's used in more formal contexts to denote courteousness."

Etymology

From courteous + -ness.

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