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Detailed Translations for politeness from English to German

politeness:

politeness [the ~] nom

  1. the politeness (decency; civility)
    die Höflichkeit; die Korrektheit; die Freundlichkeit
  2. the politeness
    die Höflichkeit; der Anstand; die Freundlichkeit; die Herzlichkeit; die Korrektheit; die Gutartigkeit; die Gutherzigkeit

Translation Matrix for politeness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Anstand politeness becomingness; civility; courtesy; courtliness; decency; dignity; etiquette; faultlessness; gallantry; good breeding; good manners; impeccability; irreprochability; joy; light-heartedness; mannerliness; manners; merriment; mirth; neatness; orderliness; perfection; pleasure; propriety; purity; respectability; seemliness; soundness; spotlessness; stainlessness; suitableness; tidiness; urban character; urbanity
Freundlichkeit civility; decency; politeness accessibility; amiability; amicableness; cordiality; friendliness; geniality; goodwill; heartiness; kindness; obligingness; warm-heartedness
Gutartigkeit politeness benign character; clemency; consideration; forbearance; gentleness; goodness; indulgence; kind-heartedness; kindness; leniency; mercy; mildness
Gutherzigkeit politeness benign character; clemency; consideration; generosity; goodness; indulgence; kind-heartedness; kindness; leniency; mercy; mildness
Herzlichkeit politeness amiability; amicableness; friendliness; generosity; geniality; goodwill; heartiness; kindness; sense of truth; sincerity; well-meaningness
Höflichkeit civility; decency; politeness ceremony; civility; courtesy; courtliness; decency; etiquette; faultlessness; formality; gallantry; good breeding; good manners; impeccability; irreprochability; joy; light-heartedness; mannerism; mannerliness; manners; merriment; mirth; neatness; orderliness; perfection; pleasure; procedure; propriety; protocol; purity; respectability; rule of etiquette; soundness; spotlessness; stainlessness; tidiness; urban character; urbanity
Korrektheit civility; decency; politeness civility; correctness; courtesy; courtliness; decency; etiquette; exactitude; exactness; gallantry; good breeding; good manners; manners; precision; propriety; rightness; urban character; urbanity
- civility; niceness

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Related Definitions for "politeness":

  1. the act of showing regard for others1
  2. a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage1

Wiktionary Translations for politeness:

politeness
noun
  1. act of being polite
politeness
noun
  1. distanzierte, formale Freundlichkeit; Respekt von einer Person zu einer anderen (Ohne Plural)

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
politeness Höflichkeit beleefdheid — een sociale vaardigheid, die de omgang in de maatschappij vergemakkelijkt.

polite:


Translation Matrix for polite:

AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- civil; civilised; civilized; cultivated; cultured; genteel
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- mannerly; well-bred; well-mannered
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
anständig civil; civilised; civilized; courteous; cultivated; cultured; polite chivalrous; civil; clean; considerable; considerably; courteous; decent; dignified; fair; fairly; generously; honest; moderate; pretty; proper; properly; quite; rather; reasonable; reasonably; reputable; respectable; right; robust; sizable; sporting; substantial; virtuous; well-mannered; worthy
gepflegt civil; civilised; civilized; courteous; cultivated; cultured; polite aesthetic; aristocratic; classical; classy; clean; cultivated; cultured; decent; dignified; distinguished; dressed; elegant; eminent; esthetic; glamorous; glamourous; graceful; grand; in good style; in good taste; neat; prominent; proper; respectable; smart; sophisticated; stately; stylish; tasteful; tidy; well tended
gut versorgt civil; civilised; civilized; courteous; cultivated; cultured; polite
höflich civil; civilised; civilized; courteous; courtly; cultivated; cultured; polite a kind manner; chivalrous; clean; considerate; cooperative; courteous; courtly; decent; dignified; fair; honest; mannerly; neat; obliging; proper; properly; reputable; respectable; virtuous; well-mannered; worthy
korrekt civil; civilised; civilized; courteous; cultivated; cultured; polite a kind manner; accurate; accurately; blameless; careful; conscientious; cooperative; correct; decent; detailed; dressed; exact; exactly; exhaustive; fair; faultless; filmy; impeccable; in detail; just; meticulous; minutely; moderate; neat; painstaking; perfect; precise; precisely; proper; punctual; reasonable; respectable; right; scrupulous; sporting; stringent
kultiviert civil; civilised; civilized; courteous; cultivated; cultured; polite cultivated; cultured; well tended
wohlerzogen chivalrous; civil; civilised; civilized; complaisant; courteous; courtly; cultivated; cultured; forward; mannerly; obliging; pliable; pliant; polite; responsive; well bred; well educated; well-educated; well-mannered chivalrous; clean; courteous; decent; dignified; fair; honest; proper; properly; reputable; respectable; virtuous; well-mannered; worthy
zivilisiert civil; civilised; civilized; courteous; cultivated; cultured; polite chivalrous; courteous; dignified; proper; properly; reputable; respectable; well-mannered

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Related Definitions for "polite":

  1. showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.1
  2. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others1
  3. marked by refinement in taste and manners1
    • polite society1

Wiktionary Translations for polite:

polite
adjective
  1. well-mannered
polite
adjective
  1. formell respektvoll
  2. psychisch / psychosozial: feinsinnig, feinfühlig, einfühlsam

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
polite höflich beleefd — van goede omgangsvormen getuigend
polite artig; galant; höflich courtois — qui fait preuve de distinction, de politesse
polite artig; galant; höflich policourtois, civil, honnête, complaisant, convenable, qui utilise les règles de la politesse, qui observe les convenances de la société.