etiquette
[ et-i-kit, -ket ]
/ ˈɛt ɪ kɪt, -ˌkɛt /
noun
conventional requirements as to social behavior; proprieties of conduct as established in any class or community or for any occasion.
a prescribed or accepted code of usage in matters of ceremony, as at a court or in official or other formal observances.
the code of ethical behavior regarding professional practice or action among the members of a profession in their dealings with each other: medical etiquette.
Origin of etiquette
SYNONYMS FOR etiquette
1
Etiquette,
decorum,
propriety imply observance of the formal requirements governing behavior in polite society.
Etiquette refers to conventional forms and usages:
the rules of etiquette.
Decorum suggests dignity and a sense of what is becoming or appropriate for a person of good breeding:
a fine sense of decorum.
Propriety (usually plural) implies established conventions of morals and good taste:
She never fails to observe the proprieties.
Words nearby etiquette
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Example sentences from the Web for etiquette
British Dictionary definitions for etiquette
etiquette
/ (ˈɛtɪˌkɛt, ˌɛtɪˈkɛt) /
noun
the customs or rules governing behaviour regarded as correct or acceptable in social or official life
a conventional but unwritten code of practice followed by members of any of certain professions or groups
medical etiquette
Word Origin for etiquette
C18: from French, from Old French
estiquette label, from
estiquier to attach; see
stick ²