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Sentence count:121+9Posted:2017-02-21Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: civilitynicenessSimilar words: impolitenesspolitepolitelyimpoliteimpolitelycompletenesspolitypoliticMeaning: [pə'laɪtnɪs]  n. 1. a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage 2. the act of showing regard for others. 
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(61) While he is generally careful to uphold the Politeness Principle, he wishes above all to preserve his own negative face.
(62) The superintendent, through politeness and self-interest, had phoned the local collator at Matlock to check out Hebden's address.
(63) The principles of politeness and co-operation are not, on their own, enough to provide the explanation for this inference.
(64) One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politenessJosh Billings 
(65) Out of politeness Shiona escorted Janice to the door, then stood in the doorway to watch her drive off.
(66) Bob felt obliged to go and look at a certain number of these places out of politeness.
(67) There is a politeness of the heart; this is closely allied to love. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 
(68) When it became clear that he had nothing to tell me, I made my exit in the face of dismissive politeness.
(69) These men were wealthy and the rum was politeness rather than a bribe, particularly the effort of squeezing fresh orange juice.
(70) We have a very high premium on courtesy, politeness, observing the social graces.
(71) But something was missing, politeness maybe. although the inquiries were phrased nicely, the interest seemed like condescension. Sentencedict.com
(72) And because the domestic style was unsuited to amplified discourse, the domestic rules of politeness also went by the board.
(73) The politeness it sometimes hard to tell what was really going on.
(74) Hesitating, Eline pushed open the door, it seemed fatuous to knock, a foolish act of politeness in the circumstances.
(75) The true effect of genuine politeness seems to be rather ease than pleasure. Samuel Johnson 
(76) In emergencies, when there is a need for immediate action, it is hardly appropriate to follow the politeness principle.
(77) Remember when she used to stand there and madden you with her politeness and that voice of hers.
(78) His excessive politeness seemed fishy.
(79) Politeness looks well in every man, except an undertaker.
(80) Be polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness.
(81) Politeness formula in English is a most important factor in the course of linguistic communication. It is considered as one necessary means of cultivationg good relationships with others.
(82) As a sociocultural phenomenon, politeness is observed in every society and culture.
(83) The Chinese language embraces many unique politeness features, such as self- denigration and affirmative propensity.
(84) Just as pragmatic competence includesivpragma-linguistic competence and socio-pragmatic competence, so politeness principle includes pragma-linguistic principles and socio-pragmatic principles.
(85) Excellent quality, speediness, and politeness are provided with customers, even as it's Mingmeiren's goal.
(86) Taking care to pitch my voice to politeness, I about the next bus to Hattiesburg.
(87) Although I'm not expected to observe or even know all the rules, as a foreigner, I've had to learn the expressions of politeness and protest that accompany a leave-taking .
(88) Its motive is the principle of least effort, while the politeness principle restricts the form of code-mixing in network language.
(89) Euphemistic Expressions are a frequently used pragmatic strategy of politeness language in the international business negotiation.
(90) According to its subject, the fabricant have adopted the nimble utilization to the cooperation principle and politeness principle.
More similar words: impolitenesspolitepolitelyimpoliteimpolitelycompletenesspolitypoliticpoliticspoliticalonenesspoliticallypoliticianawarenesscosmopolitanmetropolitanstraitenedobtusenessfalsenesspolitical partygentlenesssinglenesspolitical machineeffectivenesspretentiousnesspolitical action committeeearnestnesstactlessnessselflessnesspolicy
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