5
decency(noun, form, courtesy, custom, dignity)
5
formalities(noun, form, polite, courtesy, custom)
5
good manners(noun, expression, idiom, class, polite)
5
polish(noun, performance, favor, respect, skill)
5
respect(noun, favor, courtesy)
4
convention(noun, form, courtesy, custom, decency)
4
courteousness(noun, favor, respect, courtesy)
4
culture(noun, favor, respect, skill, class)
4
diplomacy
4
genteelness(noun, favor, respect, consideration, courtesy)
4
mannerliness(noun, favor, respect, courtesy)
4
taste(noun, class, polite, grace, delicacy)
4
thoughtfulness(noun, favor, respect, courtesy)
3
affability(noun, favor, respect, class, grace)
3
cordiality(noun, favor, respect, courtesy)
3
correctness(noun, reserve, decency, dignity, modesty)
3
cultivation(noun, favor, respect, skill, class)
3
decorousness(noun, politeness, decorum)
3
deference(noun, favor, respect, courtesy)
3
delicacy(noun, class, grace, decency, elegance)
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