different between elegance vs politeness

elegance

English

Etymology

From Middle French élégance, from Latin ?legantia (exquisiteness; refinement, elegance).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??l.?.??ns/
  • Hyphenation: el?e?gance

Noun

elegance (usually uncountable, plural elegances)

  1. Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners.
  2. Restraint and grace of style.
  3. The beauty of an idea characterized by minimalism and intuitiveness while preserving exactness and precision.
  4. (countable, dated) A refinement or luxury.

Related terms

  • elegant

Translations


Czech

Noun

elegance f

  1. elegance

Related terms

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politeness

English

Etymology

polite +? -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p??la?tn?s/
  • Hyphenation: po?lite?ness

Noun

politeness (usually uncountable, plural politenesses)

  1. The quality of being polite.

Synonyms

  • (the act of being polite): affability, civility, courtesy, courtliness, etiquette

Antonyms

  • (the act of being polite): impoliteness, rudeness

Translations

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