social nicety

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social nicety

noun social niceties

  1. countable A social behavior that is engaged in for the purpose of being polite; an act that reflects refinement, decorum, and courtesy. Behaviour in this sense is a very broad term, not limited to notions of politeness, etiquette and social niceties of which members of a culture are aware and might find wanting in a foreigner.
  2. uncountable Adherence to the social norms associated with high social status. There is the underlying irony that considerations of social nicety move the hostess, Fran von Brenkfeld to conceal Klemens's death and the Graf's illness under her roof from her guests.

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@misc{social_nicety_2026,
  title = {social nicety},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/social%20nicety},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}