Definition
Plural of civility; polite acts, courteous gestures, or conventionally proper behavior in social interactions.
Etymology
From civility (politeness, courtesy) + -es (plural). Civility derives from Latin civilis meaning 'befitting a citizen.' Became common in English during the Renaissance.
Kelly Says
Anthropologists find that every human culture has elaborate systems of 'civilities'—greeting rituals, gift-giving rules, conversation norms—which proves that politeness isn't a marker of 'civilization' but rather a universal human need to smooth social interaction.
Translations
ARالعربية
الآداب
al-aa-dab
BNবাংলা
সভ্যতা
so-b-ya-ta
CACatalà
cortesia
kor-teh-zee-a
CSČeština
slušnost
slu-sh-nost'
DADansk
høflighed
hoef-lig-hed
DEDeutsch
Höflichkeiten
hoh-flee-li-khay-ten
ELΕλληνικά
ευγένεια
ev-gen-ee-a
ESEspañol
cortesías
kor-teh-see-as
FISuomi
kohteli
koh-te-li
FRFrançais
politesse
pol-i-teess
HIहिन्दी
सभ्यता
sab-ya-ta
HUMagyar
illetlenség
il-let-len-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesopanan
ke-so-pa-nan
ITItaliano
cortesie
kor-teh-zee
MRMR
शिष्टाचार
shi-shta-chaar
MSBahasa Melayu
kesopanan
ke-so-pa-nan
NLNederlands
beleefdheid
be-leefd-heid
NONorsk
høflighet
hoef-lig-het
PAPA
ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰ
sab-hya-chaar
PLPolski
uprzejmość
up-rzed-mo-st'
PTPortuguês
cortesias
kor-teh-see-as
RORomână
politicositate
po-li-ti-ko-sa-te
RUРусский
вежливость
vezh-lyvo-st'
SVSvenska
värdfullhet
veerd-ful-let
SWKiswahili
adabu
a-da-bu
TAதமிழ்
மரியாதை
ma-ri-ya-dha-i
TEతెలుగు
సభ్యత
sa-bhya-ta
TLTL
paggalang
pag-ga-lang
TRTürkçe
kibarlık
ki-bar-lik
UKУкраїнська
ввічливість
vich-li-vist'
VITiếng Việt
lễ phép
le-phep