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deference

ˈdɛf(ə)r(ə)ns

noun

polite submission and respect.

he addressed her with the deference due to age

respect,respectfulness,regard,esteem,consideration,attentiveness,attention,thoughtfulness,courteousness,courtesy,politeness,civility,dutifulness,reverence,veneration,awe,homage,submissiveness,submission,obedience,yielding,surrender,accession,capitulation,acquiescence,complaisance,obeisance

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decorums

dɪˈkɔːrəm

noun

behaviour in keeping with good taste and propriety.

he had acted with the utmost decorum

propriety,properness,seemliness,decency,decorousness,good taste,correctness,appropriateness,appropriacy,politeness,courtesy,good manners,refinement,breeding,deportment,dignity,respectability,modesty,demureness

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decorum

dɪˈkɔːrəm

noun

behaviour in keeping with good taste and propriety.

he had acted with the utmost decorum

propriety,properness,seemliness,decency,decorousness,good taste,correctness,appropriateness,appropriacy,politeness,courtesy,good manners,refinement,breeding,deportment,dignity,respectability,modesty,demureness

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decency

ˈdiːs(ə)nsi

noun

behaviour that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability.

she had the decency to come and confess

propriety,decorum,seemliness,good taste,respectability,dignity,correctness,good form,etiquette,appropriateness,appropriacy,fitness,suitability,morality,virtue,modesty,purity,delicacy,demureness,wholesomeness,courtesy,politeness,good manners,civility,respect,respectfulness,consideration,thought,thoughtfulness,tact,diplomacy

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decencies

ˈdiːs(ə)nsi

noun

behaviour that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability.

she had the decency to come and confess

propriety,decorum,seemliness,good taste,respectability,dignity,correctness,good form,etiquette,appropriateness,appropriacy,fitness,suitability,morality,virtue,modesty,purity,delicacy,demureness,wholesomeness,courtesy,politeness,good manners,civility,respect,respectfulness,consideration,thought,thoughtfulness,tact,diplomacy

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curtsy

ˈkəːtsi

noun

a woman’s or girl’s formal greeting made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other.

she bobbed a curtsy to him

bob,genuflection,courtesy,obeisance

verb

perform a curtsy.

his sisters had curtsied to the vicar

bend the knee,drop a curtsy,bob,genuflect

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curtsies

ˈkəːtsi

noun

a woman’s or girl’s formal greeting made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other.

she bobbed a curtsy to him

bob,genuflection,courtesy,obeisance

verb

perform a curtsy.

his sisters had curtsied to the vicar

bend the knee,drop a curtsy,bob,genuflect

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curtseys

ˈkəːtsi

noun

a woman’s or girl’s formal greeting made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other.

she bobbed a curtsy to him

bob,genuflection,courtesy,obeisance

verb

perform a curtsy.

his sisters had curtsied to the vicar

bend the knee,drop a curtsy,bob,genuflect

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curtsey

ˈkəːtsi

noun

a woman’s or girl’s formal greeting made by bending the knees with one foot in front of the other.

she bobbed a curtsy to him

bob,genuflection,courtesy,obeisance

verb

perform a curtsy.

his sisters had curtsied to the vicar

bend the knee,drop a curtsy,bob,genuflect

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civility

sɪˈvɪlɪti

noun

formal politeness and courtesy in behaviour or speech.

I hope we can treat each other with civility and respect

courtesy,courteousness,politeness,good manners,mannerliness,gentlemanliness,chivalry,gallantry,graciousness,consideration,respect,gentility,urbanity,cordiality,geniality,pleasantness,affability,politesse,couth,comity

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civilities

sɪˈvɪlɪti

noun

formal politeness and courtesy in behaviour or speech.

I hope we can treat each other with civility and respect

courtesy,courteousness,politeness,good manners,mannerliness,gentlemanliness,chivalry,gallantry,graciousness,consideration,respect,gentility,urbanity,cordiality,geniality,pleasantness,affability,politesse,couth,comity

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affability

/ˌæfəˈbɪlədi/

noun

The quality of having a friendly and good-natured manner.

an air of benign affability

friendliness,amiability,geniality,congeniality,cordiality,warmth,warmness,pleasantness,niceness,charm,agreeableness,good humour,good nature,kindliness,kindness,courtesy,courteousness,civility,graciousness,approachability,approachableness,accessibility,amenability,sociability,gregariousness,conviviality,clubbability,neighbourliness,hospitable manner,obliging nature,easy-going manner,informality,lack of reserve,naturalness,relaxedness,ease,easiness

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