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POLITESSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does politesse mean?
• POLITESSE (noun)
The noun POLITESSE has 1 sense:
1. courtesy towards women
Familiarity information: POLITESSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Courtesy towards women
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
chivalry; gallantry; politesse
Hypernyms ("politesse" is a kind of...):
courtesy; good manners (a courteous manner)
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