Synonym: civility, niceness. Similar words: impoliteness, polite, politely, impolite, impolitely, completeness, polity, politic. Meaning: [pə'laɪtnɪs] 
n. 1. a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage 2. the act of showing regard for others.
n. 1. a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage 2. the act of showing regard for others. 
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(31) As a sign of politeness you should stand when she comes in.
(32) I'd just like to stress the importance of neatness and politeness in this job.
(33) His answer wants politeness.
(34) Her natural politeness could not hide the distress in her voice.
(35) They accepted the food more out of politeness than because they were hungry.
(36) Daniel's few encounters with Gold had been characterized by a laboured politeness.
(37) Politeness seems to be out of fashion these days .
(38) A thin veneer of politeness hid Lady Bride's growing anger.
(39) He stood up out of politeness and offered her his seat.
(40) Abandoning any pretense at politeness, they ran for the door.
(41) U.S. officials no longer bother about diplomatic politeness.
(42) Politeness is not his strong suit.
(43) Politeness is to goodness what words are to thoughts. Joseph Joubert 
(44) Politeness is a sign of dignity(http://sentencedict.com/politeness.html), not subservience. Theodore Roosevelt
(45) Politeness is the chief sign of culture. Baltasar Gracian
(46) She treated her guests with an affected politeness.
(47) Politeness is the flower of humanity. Joseph Joubert
(48) I see this very clearly underneath your politeness.
(49) Politeness[sentencedict.com], The most acceptable hypocrisy. Ambrose Bierce
(50) But as I rode out with the nation's most prestigious hunt, I found its members the model of politeness.
(51) Langford still had water in his canteens, but he accepted out of politeness, he says, and with some misgivings.
(52) Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing. Baltasar Gracian
(53) In those instances Paul had in no way forgotten the ordinary politeness of an enthusiastic response.
(54) He asked me questions about Syl and about myself without any pretence at politeness.
(55) The civilities of politeness and social etiquette may ensure that the locals' resentment is voiced only in their own social circle.
(56) They used to call this politeness; now they call it political correctness.
(57) I must take no notice of their politeness or kindness which was designed to trap me into giving information.
(58) Gomez's slight smile was that of a man who believed that politeness demanded he act a little embarrassed at doing his job.
(59) The inconsistent level of Anderson's politeness here reflects Anderson's awareness of his greater power in the speech situation.
(60) Politeness is fictitious benevolence. Samuel Johnson
More similar words: impoliteness, polite, politely, impolite, impolitely, completeness, polity, politic, politics, political, oneness, politically, politician, awareness, cosmopolitan, metropolitan, straitened, obtuseness, falseness, political party, gentleness, singleness, political machine, effectiveness, pretentiousness, political action committee, earnestness, tactlessness, selflessness, policy.