Etiquette
Etiquette noun - Personal conduct or behavior as evaluated by an accepted standard of appropriateness for a social or professional setting.
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Principles and etiquette are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Principles" instead a noun "Etiquette".
Principles
Principles noun - The code of good conduct for an individual or group.
Usage example: stuck to his principles even in the face of extreme pressure
Etiquette and principles are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Etiquette" instead a noun "Principles".
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Related pairs
- character and etiquette
- character and principles
- virtue and etiquette
- virtue and principles
- morality and etiquette
- morality and principles
- rectitude and etiquette
- rectitude and principles
- convention and etiquette
- convention and principles
- rule and etiquette
- rule and principles
- code and etiquette
- code and principles
Both words in one sentence
- Remember, what separates this character from the Proud Warrior Race Guy or the Warrior Poet is not only the characters devotion to honour, but to a set of "gentlemanly" principles, which include good manners and etiquette.
Source: Officer and a Gentleman -
It could be argued that he takes the trope name more literally than most; it's not a rigid ethical code, but simple etiquette, and he'll sidestep his "principles" with all the sincere regret he'd give an ill-timed belch at a formal dinner.
Source: Comicbook / X-Men - Sometimes the chapters of a specific book also follow a pattern: Issola bases them on etiquette principles, while Dzur uses dishes of food.
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