politeness
121amenity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A deSirable feature; often plural ] Syn. convenience, facility, comfort, creature comfort; see convenience 2 . 2. [Pleasantness] Syn. agreeableness, mildness, charity; see kindness 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1.… …
122civility — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Well mannered behavior toward others: courteousness, courtesy, genteelness, gentility, mannerliness, politeness, politesse. See COURTESY. 2. A courteous act or courteous acts that contribute to smoothness and ease… …
123common — com|mon1 W1S1 [ˈkɔmən US ˈka: ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(happening often)¦ 2¦(a lot)¦ 3¦(same/similar)¦ 4 common ground 5¦(shared by everyone)¦ 6 common knowledge 7 the common good 8 common practice 9¦(ordinary)¦ 10 common c …
124veneer — ve|neer [vıˈnıə US ˈnır] n [Date: 1700 1800; : German; Origin: furnier, from furnieren to veneer , from French fournir; FURNISH] 1.) [U and C] a thin layer of wood or plastic that covers the surface of a piece of furniture made of cheaper… …
125colour — [[t]kʌ̱lə(r)[/t]] ♦ colours, colouring, coloured (in AM, use color) 1) N COUNT: usu with supp The colour of something is the appearance that it has as a result of the way in which it reflects light. Red, blue, and green are colours. What colour… …
126compliment — compliments, complimenting, complimented (The verb is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mplɪment[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mplɪmənt[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance,… …
127could — [[t]kəd, STRONG kʊd[/t]] ♦ (Could is a modal verb. It is used with the base form of a verb. Could is sometimes considered to be the past form of can, but in this dictionary the two words are dealt with separately.) 1) MODAL You use could to… …
128hope — [[t]ho͟ʊp[/t]] ♦ hopes, hoping, hoped 1) VERB If you hope that something is true, or you hope for something, you want it to be true or to happen, and you usually believe that it is possible or likely. She had decided she must go on as usual,… …
