So if you meet me, have some courtesy / Have some sympathy, and some taste / Use all your well-learned politesse / Or I'll lay your soul to waste
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Politesse
/pɑləˈtɛs/
Synonyms for "politesse" (27 found)
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6 entriesbusiness etiquettediplomatic protocolformal etiquetteinterpersonal politenesslinguistic politenessprofessional politeness
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5 entriescultural politenesslinguistic politenesspoliteness normspoliteness strategysocial etiquette
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3 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The reference in his letter to ‘having a drink’ is of course just an empty politesse.
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The soft politesse concealed a sharp observer, a gleaner of information, cool under pressure and used to having to think several steps ahead […]
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