etiquette
/ˈɛt.ɪˌkɛt/
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obsolete/ˌɛt.ɪˈkɛt/
etiquette noun: the manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society.
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Noun
etiquette (countable and uncountable, plural etiquettes)
- The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society.
- 20 May 2018, Hadley Freeman in The Guardian, Is Meghan Markle the American the royals have needed all along?
Much shock was expressed in the British press about the Palace’s utter failure to control the Markles and the Markles’ lack of etiquette. - Whenever Root would put his elbows on the table or clatter his dishes or commit any other breach of etiquette, the Professor would gently correct him.2003, Yoko Ogawa, The Housekeeper and the Professor
- 20 May 2018, Hadley Freeman in The Guardian, Is Meghan Markle the American the royals have needed all along?
- The customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other.
- Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule that riders in contention for a race win should not be penalised for sheer misfortune.2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited
- A label used to indicate that a letter is to be sent by airmail.
etiquette meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
etiquette in Hindi
- forms to be observed in social or official life
- शिष्टाचार śiṣṭācār
- customary behavior
- शिष्टाचार śiṣṭācār
etiquette in Tamil
- மரியாதைமுறை, நீக்குப்போக்கு, வினை நடையொழுங்கு, இங்கிதம், நயம்
etiquette in Urdu
- etiquette
- ادب adab
etiquette in Bengali
- forms to be observed in social or official life
- আদব adob
More languagesFewer languages
- etiquette in Malayalam
- മര്യാദ maryāda
- etiquette in Kannada
- ಒಳ್ಳೆ ನಡತೆ, ಕಟ್ಟುಪಾಡು, ಶಿಷ್ಟವರ್ತನೆ, ಸಮಾಜ ಮರ್ಯಾದೆ
- etiquette in Arabic
- ذَوْق ḏawq, آدَاب ʔādāb
- etiquette in Malay
- etiket
- etiquette in Indonesian
- etiket
- etiquette in Persian
- اتیکت etiket, آداب âdâb
- etiquette in Thai
- มารยาท maa-rá-yâat, จรรยา jan-yaa, มรรยาท man-yâat
- etiquette in Vietnamese
- lễ nghi, nghi lễ
Examples of etiquette in a sentence
- If you are not sure of the proper etiquette, watch what others do and follow suit.
- Etiquette dictates that wedding invitations should be acknowledged in writing.
- New York–based relationship and etiquette expert of Relationship Advice Forum, April Masini, tells Bustle.
Forms of etiquette
| plural | etiquettes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | étiquette |
Origin of etiquette
1740, from French étiquette (“property, a little piece of paper, or a mark or title, affixed to a bag or bundle, expressing its contents, a label, ticket”), from Middle French estiquette (“ticket, memorandum”), from the Old French verb estechier, estichier, estequier (“to attach, stick”), (compare Picard estiquier (“to stick, pierce”)), from Frankish *stekan, *stikkjan (“to stick, pierce, sting”), from Proto-Germanic *stikaną, *stikōną, *staikijaną (“to be sharp, pierce, prick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp, to stab”). Akin to Old High German stehhan (“to stick, attach, nail”) (German stechen (“to stick”)), Old English stician (“to pierce, stab, be fastened”). The French Court of Louis XIV at Versailles used étiquettes (literally “little cards”) to remind courtiers to keep off of the grass and similar rules. More at stick (verb) and stitch. Doublet of ticket.
Words formed from etiquette
Questions about etiquette
- What does etiquette mean?
- Etiquette means the manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society.
- What is etiquette in Hindi?
- Etiquette in Hindi is शिष्टाचार (śiṣṭācār). See Etiquette meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is etiquette?
- Etiquette is a noun.
- How do you pronounce etiquette?
- Etiquette is pronounced /ˈɛt.ɪˌkɛt/.
- What is the plural of etiquette?
- The plural of etiquette is etiquettes.
Words near etiquette in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: etiquette (page history and authors); etiquette (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ادب (Urdu) (page history and authors); മര്യാദ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); etiquette (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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