"politesse" meaning in French

See politesse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɔ.li.tɛs/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Avatea-politesse.wav Forms: politesses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: Borrowed from Italian politezza. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|it|politezza|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian politezza, {{bor+|fr|it|politezza}} Borrowed from Italian politezza Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|~}} politesse f (countable and uncountable, plural politesses)
  1. (uncountable) politeness, courtesy Tags: feminine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-politesse-fr-noun-0KWnO3X9 Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 64 36
  2. (countable) polite remark or action Tags: countable, feminine
    Sense id: en-politesse-fr-noun-RCtmeQIA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brûler la politesse Related terms: poli

Inflected forms

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