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Inoffensiveness vs Politeness - What's the difference?

inoffensiveness | politeness |

As nouns the difference between inoffensiveness and politeness

is that inoffensiveness is the state or condition of being inoffensive while politeness is the quality of being polite.

inoffensiveness

English

Noun

(-)
  • the state or condition of being inoffensive

    • Synonyms

    * harmlessness * innocuousness

    politeness

    English

    (wikipedia politeness)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The quality of being polite.

    • Synonyms

    * (the act of being polite): affability, civility, courtliness, etiquette

    Antonyms

    * (the act of being polite): impoliteness, rudeness