Pronounced: (as it looks), noun
Notes: This may be as easy one
Yesterday’s word
The word politesse means “formal politeness or courtesy”
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1600s
Background / Comments
Like me, you may not be familiar with our word, but you could probably guess the meaning. It came from the Old French word politesse (cleanness; polished state), which came from the Italian word politezza (polish; smoothness), which came from the Latin word polire (to polish).
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