Politeness
//pəˈlaɪtnəs//
Translations of "politeness" (56 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanian | mirësjellje(act of being polite) | — | |
| Arabic | أَدَب(act of being polite) | ʔadab | |
| Armenian | քաղաքավարություն(act of being polite) | kʻaġakʻavarutʻyun | |
| Azerbaijani | nəzakət(act of being polite) | — | |
| Belarusian | ве́тласць(act of being polite), ве́тлівасць(act of being polite) | vjétlascʹ, vjétlivascʹ | |
| Bulgarian | ве́жливост(act of being polite), учти́вост(act of being polite) | véžlivost, učtívost | |
| Burmese | ယဉ်ကျေးမှု(act of being polite) | yanykye:hmu. | |
| Catalan | educació cortesia(act of being polite) | — | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 禮貌 /礼貌(act of being polite) | lai⁵ maau⁶ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 客氣 /客气(act of being polite), 禮貌 /礼貌(act of being polite) | kèqi, kèqì, lǐmào | |
| Czech | zdvořilost(act of being polite) | — | |
| Danish | høflighed(act of being polite) | — | |
| Dutch | beleefdheid(act of being polite), hoffelijkheid(act of being polite) | — | |
| Esperanto | ĝentilaĵo(act of being polite) | — | |
| Estonian | viisakus(act of being polite) | — | |
| Finnish | kohteliaisuus(act of being polite) | — | |
| French | politesse(act of being polite) | — | |
| Georgian | ზრდილობა(act of being polite) | zrdiloba | |
| German | Höflichkeit(act of being polite) | — | |
| Greek | ευγένεια(act of being polite) | evgéneia | |
| Hebrew | אֲדִיבוּת(act of being polite), נִימוּס(act of being polite) | adivút, nimús | |
| Hindi | अदब(act of being polite), नज़ाकत(act of being polite), शिष्टता(act of being polite), सभ्यता(act of being polite) | adab, nazākat, śiṣṭatā, sabhyatā | |
| Hungarian | udvariasság(act of being polite) | — | |
| Icelandic | kurteisi(act of being polite) | — | |
| Italian | cortesia(act of being polite) | — | |
| Japanese | 丁寧さ(act of being polite), 礼儀正しさ(act of being polite) | teineisa, reigitadashisa | |
| Kazakh | сыпайылық(act of being polite), әдептілік(act of being polite) | sypaiylyq, ädeptılık | |
| Korean | 공손(act of being polite), 공손함(act of being polite), 례의(act of being polite), 예의(act of being polite) | gongson, gongsonham, ryeui, yeui | |
| Kyrgyz | адептүүлүк(act of being polite), сылыктык(act of being polite) | adeptüülük, sılıktık | |
| Latin | cōmitās(act of being polite) | — | |
| Latvian | pieklājība(act of being polite) | — | |
| Lithuanian | mandagumas(act of being polite) | — | |
| Luxembourgish | Héiflechkeet(act of being polite) | — | |
| Macedonian | учтивост(act of being polite) | učtivost | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | høflighet(act of being polite) | — | |
| Ottoman Turkish | نازكلك(act of being polite) | nâziklik | |
| Persian | ادب(act of being polite), نزاکت(act of being polite) | adab, nezâkat | |
| Polish | grzeczność(act of being polite), kurtuazja(act of being polite), uprzejmość(act of being polite) | — | |
| Portuguese | educação(act of being polite), polidez(act of being polite) | — | |
| Romanian | amabilitate(act of being polite), civilitate(act of being polite), politețe(act of being polite) | — | |
| Russian | ве́жливость(act of being polite), учти́вость(act of being polite) | véžlivostʹ, učtívostʹ | |
| Scottish Gaelic | modh(act of being polite) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | ùljudnōst(act of being polite), ùčtivōst(act of being polite), у̀чтиво̄ст(act of being polite), у̀људно̄ст(act of being polite) | — | |
| Slovak | zdvorilosť(act of being polite) | — | |
| Slovene | vljudnost(act of being polite) | — | |
| Spanish | cortesía(act of being polite), educación(act of being polite) | — | |
| Swedish | artighet(act of being polite), hövlighet(act of being polite) | — | |
| Tajik | назокат(act of being polite), одоб(act of being polite) | nazokat, odob | |
| Telugu | సభ్యత(act of being polite) | sabhyata | |
| Thai | ความสุภาพ(act of being polite) | kwaam-sù-pâap | |
| Turkish | incelik(act of being polite), kibarlık(act of being polite), nezaket(act of being polite) | — | |
| Turkmen | sypaýçylyk(act of being polite) | — | |
| Ukrainian | вві́чливість(act of being polite), че́мність(act of being polite), ґре́чність(act of being polite) | vvíčlyvistʹ, čémnistʹ, gréčnistʹ | |
| Urdu | ادب(act of being polite), نزاکت(act of being polite) | adab, nazākat | |
| Uzbek | adab(act of being polite), nazokat(act of being polite), xushmuomalalik(act of being polite) | — | |
| Vietnamese | sự lịch sự(act of being polite) | — |
mirësjellje
nəzakət
educació cortesia
zdvořilost
høflighed
beleefdheid, hoffelijkheid
ĝentilaĵo
viisakus
kohteliaisuus
politesse
Höflichkeit
udvariasság
kurteisi
cortesia
cōmitās
pieklājība
mandagumas
Héiflechkeet
høflighet
grzeczność, kurtuazja, uprzejmość
educação, polidez
amabilitate, civilitate, politețe
modh
ùljudnōst, ùčtivōst, у̀чтиво̄ст, у̀људно̄ст
zdvorilosť
vljudnost
cortesía, educación
artighet, hövlighet
incelik, kibarlık, nezaket
sypaýçylyk
adab, nazokat, xushmuomalalik
sự lịch sự
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.