politeness
21punctuality is the politeness of princes — Fr. l’exactitude est la politesse des rois, punctuality is the politeness of kings (attributed to Louis XVIII, 1755–1824). 1834 M. EDGEWORTH Helen II. ix. ‘Punctuality is the virtue of princes.’.. Mr. Harley..would have ridiculed so antiquated a… …
22courtly politeness — index comity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
23lack of politeness — index disrespect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
24civility costs nothing — Politeness now often replaces civility. Cf. late 15th cent. Fr. de bouche honnesteté..petit couste et vault plenté, courteous words..cost little and are worth much. 1706 J. STEVENS Spanish & English Dict. s.v. Cortesía, Mouth civility is worth… …
25Rudeness — (also called impudence or effrontery) is the disrespect and failure to behave within the context of a society or a group of people s social laws or etiquette. These laws have already unspokenly been established as the essential boundaries of… …
26Sass — or being sassy is a failure to behave according to social norms, often in a disrespectful or rude way. There is an order of severity as to what one might consider being sassy :Fact|date=July 2008 *Impolite *Faux pas… …
27Face (sociological concept) — Face, idiomatically meaning dignity/prestige, is a fundamental concept in the fields of sociology, sociolinguistics, semantics, politeness theory, psychology, political science, communication, and Face Negotiation Theory. Contents 1 Definitions 2 …
28Sociolinguistics — is the study of the effect of any and all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context, on the way language is used. Sociolinguistics overlaps to a considerable degree with pragmatics.It also studies how lects differ… …
29T–V distinction — In sociolinguistics, a T–V distinction is a contrast, within one language, between second person pronouns that are specialized for varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, or insult toward the addressee. Contents 1… …
30courtesy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Politeness Nouns 1. courtesy, courteousness; respect; good manners, behavior, or breeding; manners, politeness, urbanity, comity, gentility, breeding, cultivation, polish, grace, civility, culture,… …
