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Politiness vs Civility - What's the difference?

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Politiness is a related term of civility.


As a noun civility is

politeness]]; courtesy; an individual act or a manner of [[behave|behaving which conforms to social conventions of propriety.

civility

Noun

  • Politeness]]; courtesy; an individual act or a manner of [[behave, behaving which conforms to social conventions of propriety.
  • * Chesterfield
  • The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be.
  • (obsolete) The state of society in which the relations and duties of a citizen are recognized and obeyed; civilization.
  • * Sir J. Davies
  • Monarchies have risen from barbarism to civility , and fallen again to ruin.
  • (obsolete) A civil office, or a civil process.
  • * Latimer
  • To serve in a civility .