Crossword clues for politesse
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Politesse \Pol`i*tesse"\, n. [F.] Politeness.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"civility," 1717, from French politesse (17c.), from Italian politezza, properly "the quality of being polite," from polito "polite," from Latin politus (see polite).
Wiktionary
n. civility, politeness, courtesy or gallantry; or an instance of this.
WordNet
Usage examples of "politesse".
His expression was angelic and open, without a trace of cultivated politesse or pretense.
Both were highly skilled in cultivated politesse, and before long the curious had returned to their conversations.
It was a tactic Eurocops often employed against Yanks, that overdone, unfamiliar politesse, but she had faced it before, rather enjoyed the brittle game of it.
Marcus with the politesse of a man raised at his ease among the nobility.
Under the politesse and apparent impartiality, Daddy was heading straight for a definite purpose with the aid of Mr.
Sir Stentor, dressed in the most fashionable manner, and behaving with all the overstrained politesse of a native Frenchman.
The response would be in a similar vein and we'd usually keep it up all through the meal, tossing off the worst obscenities imaginable and doing it with a certain politesse, as if we were discussing sisal-growing in the Bahamas.