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politenesses

politenesses is the plural of politeness.

Meaning of politeness

Noun

politeness (usually uncountable, plural politenesses)

  1. (usually) The quality of being polite.
    • At school, where politeness is not one of the compulsory subjects, I was "Pup", "Puggy", "Ki-ki", "Balcombe Beauty", "Snarleywow", and other shafts of endearment. I was not petted.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries
  2. (countable, usually) A polite act.
    • These politenesses left Miss Marley floundering for initiative, holding Jasper and being solemnly inspected by Podson, who clearly depended on her the convention of an afternoon call.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 145

Questions about politenesses

What is politenesses the plural of?
Politenesses is the plural of politeness.

Words near politenesses in the dictionary

  1. polited
  2. politeful
  3. politeia
  4. politely
  5. politeness
  6. politenesses
  7. politer
  8. polites
  9. politesome
  10. politesse
  11. politesses

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