Politesse
[pol-i-tes; French paw-lee-tes] /ˌpɒl ɪˈtɛs; French pɔ liˈtɛs/
noun
1.
formal politeness; courtesy.
/ˌpɒlɪˈtɛs/
noun
1.
formal or genteel politeness
n.
“civility,” 1717, from French politesse (17c.), from Italian politezza, properly “the quality of being polite,” from polito “polite,” from Latin politus (see polite).
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