Höflichkeit
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈhøːflɪçkaɪ̯t]
Audio (file)
Noun
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- (uncountable) courtesy, politeness, courtliness (the state of being polite)
- Synonyms: Zuvorkommenheit, (dated) Courtoisie
- (countable) courtesy, politeness (an act of politeness)
- sie tauschten Höflichkeiten aus ― they exchanged pleasantries
Declension
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Antonyms
Coordinate terms
- Freundlichkeit
- Gastlichkeit
- Annehmlichkeit
- Herzlichkeit
Derived terms
- Höflichkeitsform
See also
- Warmherzigkeit
Further reading
- “Höflichkeit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Höflichkeit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Höflichkeit” in Duden online
Höflichkeit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Höflichkeit” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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