Crossword-Solution: POLITENESS 10 letters, 14 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 12

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Word Word Type Definition
Politeness n. High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance.
Politeness n. The quality or state of being polite; refinement of
manners; urbanity; courteous behavior; complaisance; obliging
attentions.

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POLITENESS anagram SLEEPSONIT

We have 14 clues for the answer “POLITENESS”

Clue Answers
obligingness 3 answers
CHEEK (ant.) 4 answers
SOCIAL asset 7 answers
courtliness 8 answers
graciousness 9 answers
comity 10 answers
A COURTEOUS MANNER THAT RESPECTS ACCEPTED SOCIAL USAGE 11 answers
complaisance 31 answers
good manners 31 answers
chivalry 42 answers
Loyalty ___. 48 answers
civility 52 answers
Manners 63 answers
COURTESY ___ 72 answers
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETARE
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greedy person
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Sentences with POLITENESS (5)

With ironical politeness Hook raised his hat to her, and, offering her his arm, escorted her to the spot where the others were being gagged.
Peter Pan James M. Barrie 1991
Conventions of politeness recognized on {USENET}, such as avoidance of cross-posting to inappropriate groups or refraining from commercial pluggery on the net.
The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 Various 1992
When they had come within speech (which was just under the maid’s eyes) the older man bowed and accosted the other with a very pretty manner of politeness.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson 1992
The King’s interest demanded secrecy; and while secrecy lasted, I had a fine game to play in Strelsau, Michael should not grow stronger for delay! I ordered my horse, and, attended by Fritz von Tarlenheim, rode in the grand new avenue of the Royal Park, returning all the salutes which I received with punctilious politeness.
The Prisoner of Zenda Anthony Hope 1993
Williamson, the ex-clergyman, bowed to us with mock politeness, and the bully, Woodley, advanced with a shout of brutal and exultant laughter.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle 1994

Quotes with POLITENESS (3)

Politeness is okay, but it gets old and boring. You want to attack life with a passion, not a politeness, you want people to think about you and remember you and say "she is so passionate" you don't want people to think about you and remember you and say "she is so polite," because, who cares about polite?
C. JoyBell C.
I'm making a list I'm making a list of things I must say For politeness, And goodness and kindness and gentleness Sweetness and rightness: Hello Pardon me How are you? Excuse me Bless you May I? Thank you Goodbye If you know some that I've forgot, Please stick them in you eye!
Shel Silverstein Where the Sidewalk Ends
To be pleasant, gentle, calm and self-possessed: this is the basis of good taste and charm in a woman. No matter how amorous or passionate you may be, as long as you are straightforward and refrain from causing others embarrassment, no one will mind. But women who are too vain and act pretentiously, to the extent that they make others feel uncomfortable, will themselves become the object of attention; and once that happens, people will find fault with whatever they say or do;…
Murasaki Shikibu The Diary of Lady Murasaki