When politeness becomes a ghost, an outgoing nature, we decide on a bold step - to tell the reader that it is, politeness. And, perhaps, at least to stop the decay, to saturate with flesh the sign that we mentioned at the beginning. After all, it is always a chain reaction. First, a person is interested in something, then begins to study, and then tries to match. But this is a distant prospect, let us first solve specific problems.
Value
I must say that this is not in the dictionary, but it seems that the word is outdated. That’s what politeness was really called, though adjusted for the fact that we once had a secular society. And now all this has been replaced by parties in the Russian showbiz, where, probably, not everyone will give a definition of politeness, this is understandable. There, they may not be able to characterize the phenomenon, but we are the other way around. Therefore, open the explanatory dictionary. So, the meaning of the word "polites" is as follows:
- The established procedure for observing forms of secular etiquette.
- Excessive courtesy.
The first value is probably of interest only to historians. True, lovers of the intricacies of the details of behavior and people walking around with each other can also come across. Everyone can have their own hobby, especially now, when such a variety, and the Internet makes it all available.
But the second value, oddly enough, is in use. And here you can also slightly supplement the dictionary and say: sometimes in colloquial speech “politeness” and “politeness” are used as synonyms. That is, the adjective "excessive", which is adjacent in the second meaning, can be omitted. Now “courtesy”, “politeness” and “politeness” are roughly equal concepts. Therefore, it is very important to keep in mind the first phrase that politeness is a departing nature.
Synonyms
And since politeness is getting worse and worse, it would be nice to know what substitutions are at our disposal in order to save synonyms with “politeness” from oblivion, it’s necessary. So the list:
- politeness;
- courtesy;
- courtesy.
The last word needs a separate explanation. Just take the explanatory dictionary, which we always keep nearby, and read the following there: "courtesy, courtesy." With this noun, everything is clear: it is out of date.
The reader can clearly see how bad things are with politeness in terms of the number of synonyms for the noun “polites”.
Deficit can always be turned to your advantage
Of course, it’s sad that we have such an unenviable position. But think about what prospects may open to those who know what “politeness” is, and not only know, but also practice.
Think of the Hollywood story Kate and Leo (2001). She is a modern American woman, he is a guest from the past, not just polite, but courteous. That is, courtesy, time-tested. Of course, the scriptwriters tried not to let her grow together in her personal life, and here he, well, you understand. In other words, everything is pretty standard. In general, romantic films do not shine, but they show a model that guys can use today. Such films clearly demonstrate the benefits of polite behavior. Although, of course, much depends on the woman. She must also be of an appropriate level to appreciate manners, otherwise everything will go to dust.
Courtesy and education - this is the tandem that any woman saves before! By education we, of course, understand the possession of information about the meaning of the word “polites”, this is probably ridiculous, but any education begins with the first book or the first word, why should the research object not become such a foundation?