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. (121) I behaved with a politeness which seemed to disconcert him.
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.