polite
adjective
politeness
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a word derived from
polite.
Example Sentences
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Buckingham Palace hit back with a response, which although dressed in courtier-like politeness, was essentially saying the conversation had never happened like that.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Freed from narrative, sound and movement, his photographs indulge our desire to look longer and more intently than politeness would normally permit.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
She wrote a letter to a Japanese government-backed creditor called Japan Australia Rare Earths saying that she would be arriving in Tokyo, figuring that Japanese politeness meant that representatives would meet her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
There is a kind of professional politeness that demands we discuss each case in isolation so no one has to say aloud what the cumulative pattern reveals.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
Brinker got an armchair from behind the balustrade, and seated Finny on it with courtly politeness.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
