English → Latin
“politeness” in Latin
urbānitāsAn instance of living in the city; city life.; City fashions or manners; refinement, politeness, courtesy, urbanity, sophūmānitāshumaneness, humane conduct, philanthropy, benevolence, kindliness; courtesy, politeness, good manners, social grace; refcōmitāspoliteness, courtesy; kindness, kindliness; friendliness, affabilityaffābilitāsAffability, courtesy, kindness.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
politeness
urbanitas: humanitas [SYN. in AFFABLE]: comitas: officia urbana (civilities): affabilitas: dulcedo morum et suavitas. (The words are found in this connection and order.) comitas affabilitasque sermonis (in conversation). To treat anybody with great politeness, perofficiose et peramanter aliquem observare; omni comitate aliquem complecti: to show politeness to anybody, gratum facere or gratificari alicui: to dismiss anybody with great politeness, aliquem dimittere cum bona gratia.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for politeness?
- The usual Latin words for “politeness” are urbānitās, hūmānitās, cōmitās; also affābilitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.