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savoir-vivre
[ sav-wahr-vee-vruh, -veev; French sa-vwar-vee-vruh ]
noun
- knowledge of the world and the ways or usages of polite society.
savoir-vivre
/ ˈsævwɑːˈviːvrə /
noun
- familiarity with the customs of good society; breeding
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Example Sentences
As he himself was a jolly, convivial fellow of much savoir vivre, it is astonishing how well he made these entertainments answer.
I have never known a man of the world so single-hearted, or a saint with so much savoir vivre.
It was a thousand pities, she thought, that the archdeacon should not have a little of the same savoir vivre.
A delightful little thing; but no savoir vivre, no equality to a situation, no spectacular pride.
Il ne suffit pas d'être logique en ce monde; il faut savoir vivre avec ceux qui ne le sont pas.
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