Politeness and Shyness

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Politeness noun - Speech or behavior that is a sign of good breeding.

Usage example: the little girl's politeness greatly impressed her teacher

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Shyness and politeness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shyness" instead a noun "Politeness".

Nearby Words: polite, politely

Shyness noun - A feeling of fear of embarrassment.

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Politeness and shyness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Politeness" instead a noun "Shyness".

Nearby Words: shy, shyly

adorable	adorable politeness	adorable shyness
usual	usual politeness	usual shyness
initial	initial politeness	initial shyness
simple	simple politeness	simple shyness
Other adjectives: little, social, general, apparent, weird, basic.

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