etiquettenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈet.ɪ.ket/us/ˈet̬.ɪ.kɪt/the set of rules or customs that control accepted behaviour in particular social groups or social situations:
Social etiquette dictates that men cannot sit while women are standing.
Diplomatic etiquette forbids calling for the death of a national leader.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Manners & levels of formality
- buttoned-down
- ceremonial
- ceremonious
- ceremony
- decency
- formal
- formally
- gentility
- grace
- ground rules
- impropriety
- informal
- propriety
- pukka
- refinement
- solemnity
- stand on ceremony idiom
- stiff
- stiffly
- valediction
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