| politeness | (n) ความสุภาพ, ความเรียบร้อย, ความอ่อนโยน, ความนอบน้อม |
| | | | | Politeness | n. 1. High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance. [ R. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The quality or state of being polite; refinement of manners; urbanity; courteous behavior; complaisance; obliging attentions. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- Courtesy; good breeding; refinement; urbanity; courteousness; affability; complaisance; civility; gentility; courtliness. -- Politeness, Courtesy. Politeness denotes that ease and gracefulness of manners which first sprung up in cities, connected with a desire to please others by anticipating their wants and wishes, and studiously avoiding whatever might give them pain. Courtesy is, etymologically, the politeness of courts. It displays itself in the address and manners; it is shown more especially in receiving and entertaining others, and is a union of dignified complaisance and kindness. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| ませ;まし | [mase ; mashi] (aux) (1) (pol) (See ます) (used to make a polite request or demand) please; (2) used to increase the politeness of a greeting, apology, etc. #57 [Add to Longdo] | 失礼 | [しつれい, shitsurei] (n, vs, adj-na) (1) (See 無礼) discourtesy; impoliteness; (exp) (2) Excuse me; Goodbye; (vs) (3) to leave; (4) (See 無礼) to be rude; (P) #3,143 [Add to Longdo] | ポライトネス | [poraitonesu] (n) politeness [Add to Longdo] | 五常 | [ごじょう, gojou] (n) the five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence) [Add to Longdo] | 失敬 | [しっけい, shikkei] (adj-na, int, n, vs) rudeness; saying good-bye; acting impolitely; stealing; impoliteness; disrespect; impertinence; (P) [Add to Longdo] | 切々;切切 | [せつせつ, setsusetsu] (adj-na, n) politeness; feeling of loneliness [Add to Longdo] | 馬鹿慇懃 | [ばかいんぎん, bakaingin] (n, adj-na) overdone politeness; polite to a fault; feigned politeness [Add to Longdo] | 非礼 | [ひれい, hirei] (adj-na, n) impoliteness; (P) [Add to Longdo] | 不調法;無調法 | [ぶちょうほう, buchouhou] (adj-na, n) impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness [Add to Longdo] | 不躾 | [ぶしつけ, bushitsuke] (adj-na, n) ill-breeding; impoliteness; bad manners [Add to Longdo] |
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