Höflichkeit
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Höflichkeit f (genitive Höflichkeit, plural Höflichkeiten)
- (uncountable) courtesy, politeness, courtliness (the state of being polite)
- Synonyms: Zuvorkommenheit, (dated) Courtoisie
- (countable) courtesy, politeness (an act of politeness)
- sie tauschten Höflichkeiten aus ― they exchanged pleasantries
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Höflichkeit | die | Höflichkeiten |
| genitive | einer | der | Höflichkeit | der | Höflichkeiten |
| dative | einer | der | Höflichkeit | den | Höflichkeiten |
| accusative | eine | die | Höflichkeit | die | Höflichkeiten |
Declension of Höflichkeit [feminine]
Antonyms
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- Höflichkeitsform
See also
- Warmherzigkeit
Further reading
- “Höflichkeit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Höflichkeit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Höflichkeit” in Duden online
Höflichkeit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Höflichkeit” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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