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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

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polity

English

Etymology

From Middle French politie, from Latin politia (circa. 1530s C.E.), from Ancient Greek ???????? (politeía, polity, policy, the state). Doublet of policy and police.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?p?.l?.t?/
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /?p?.l?.ti/

Noun

polity (plural polities)

  1. (politics) An organizational structure of the government of a state, church, etc.
  2. (political science) A politically organized unit; a state.
    Different nations have different forms of polities, from provinces and states to territories and municipalities.

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Further reading

  • polity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • polity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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