N. fashion, style, ton, bon ton|, society, good society, polite society,
monde,
drawing-room, civilized life, civilization, town,
beau monde, high life, court, world, fashionable world, gay world, vanity fair, show, manners, breeding, air,
demeanor, savoir faire,
gentlemanliness,
gentility,
decorum, propriety, biensance, conventions of society, mrs. grundy,
punctilio, form,
formality,
etiquette, point of etiquette, dress, custom, mode,
vogue, go,
rage, prevailing taste,
fad,
trend, bandwagon,
furore, thing, in thing,
craze,
chic, last word, man of fashion, woman of fashion, man of the world, woman of the world, height of fashion, pink of fashion, star of fashion, glass of fashion, leader of fashion, arbiter elegantiarum, the beautiful people, the fashion set, upper ten thousand,
elite, smart set, the four hundred, in crowd
V. be fashionable, be the rage, have a run, pass current, follow the fashion, conform to the fashion, fall in with the fashion, follow the trend, follow the crowd, go with the stream, savoir vivre, savoir faire, keep up appearances, behave oneself, set the fashion, bring in the fashion, give a tone to society, cut a figure in society, keep one's carriage
Adj. fashionable, in fashion, a la mode, comme il faut, admitted in society, admissible in society, presentable,
conventional,
genteel,
well-bred, well mannered, well behaved, well spoken,
gentlemanlike, gentlemanly,
ladylike, civil,
polite, polished, refined,
thoroughbred, courtly, distingue,
unembarrassed, degage,
janty,
jaunty,
dashing, fast,
modish,
stylish,
chic, trendy,
recherche,
newfangled, all the rage, all the go|, with it, in, faddish, in court, in full dress, in evening dress, en grande tenue
Phr. a la francaise, a la parisienne, a l' anglaise, a l' americaine, autre temps autre mauers, chaque pays a sa guise
N. nobility, rank, condition, distinction,
optimacy, blood, pur sang, birth, high descent, order, quality,
gentility, blue blood of castile, ancien regime, high life, haute monde, upper classes, upper ten thousand, the four hundred,
elite,
aristocracy, great folks, fashionable world,
peer,
peerage, house of lords, house of peers, lords, lords temporal and spiritual,
noblesse, noble,
nobleman, lord,
lordling,
grandee,
magnifico,
hidalgo,
daimio, daimyo, samurai, shizoku, don,
donship,
aristocrat, swell, three-tailed bashaw, gentleman,
squire,
squireen,
patrician,
laureate,
gentry,
gentlefolk, *squirarchy, better sort magnates,
primates,
optimates,
pantisocracy, king,
atheling, prince, duke, marquis,
marquisate, earl,
viscount, baron,
thane,
banneret,
baronet,
baronetcy, knight,
knighthood, count,
armiger,
laird,
signior,
seignior,
esquire,
boyar,
margrave, vavasour,
emir,
ameer,
scherif, sharif,
effendi, wali,
sahib,
chevalier, maharaja,
nawab,
palsgrave,
pasha,
rajah,
waldgrave, princess,
begum,
duchess,
marchioness, countess &c, lady,
dame, memsahib, dona, maharani,
rani, personage of distinction, man of distinction, personage of rank, man of rank, personage of mark, man of mark, notables,
notabilities,
celebrity,
bigwig,
magnate, great man, star, superstar, big bug, big gun, great gun, gilded rooster*, magni nominis umbra, "every inch a king"
V. be noble
Adj. noble,
exalted, of rank, princely, titled,
patrician,
aristocratic, high-,
well-born, of gentle blood,
genteel, comme il faut,
gentlemanlike, courtly, highly respectable
Adv. in high quarters
Phr. adel sitzt im gemuthe nicht im gebluete, adelig und edel sind zweierlei, noblesse oblige
N. courtesy, respect, good manners, good behavior, good breeding, manners,
politeness, bienseance,
urbanity,
comity,
gentility, breeding, polish, presence,
civility, civilization,
amenity,
suavity, good temper, good humor,
amiability, easy temper,
complacency, soft tongue,
mansuetude,
condescension,
affability,
complaisance, prvenance,
amability,
gallantry, pink of politeness, pink of courtesy,
compliment, fair words, soft words, sweet words, honeyed phrases,
ceremonial,
salutation, reception, presentation, introduction, accueil,
greeting, recognition,
welcome, abord|, respects,
devoir, regards, remembrances, kind regards, kind remembrances, love, best love, duty, empty encomium, flattering remark, hollow commendation, salaams,
obeisance, bow,
courtesy,
curtsy,
scrape,
salaam,
kotow,
kowtow, bowing and scraping,
kneeling,
genuflection,
obsequiousness,
capping, shaking hands,
&c. v, grip of the hand, embrace,
hug,
squeeze,
accolade, loving cup, vin d'honneur,
pledge, love token,
kiss,
buss,
salute, mark of recognition,
nod, "nods and becks and wreathed smiles",
valediction,
condolence V. be courteous, show courtesy, mind one's p's and q's, behave oneself, be all things to all men,
conciliate, speak one fair, take in good part, make the amiable, do the amiable, look as if butter would not melt in one's mouth, mend one's manners, receive, do the honors,
usher,
greet,
hail, bid welcome,
welcome, welcome with open arms, shake hands, hold out the hand, press the hand, squeeze the hand, press the flesh, bid godspeed, speed the parting guest,
cheer,
serenade,
salute, embrace,
kiss, kiss hands, drink to,
pledge, hob and nob, move to, nod to, smile upon, uncover, cap, touch the hat, take off the hat, doff the cap, present arms, make way for, bow, make one's bow, make a leg,
scrape,
curtsy,
courtesy, bob a curtsy, bob a courtesy,
kneel, bow the knee, bend the knee, visit, wait upon, present oneself, pay one's respects, pay a visit, dance attendance on, pay attentions to, do homage to, prostrate oneself, give one's duty to, send one's duty to,
&c. n, render polite, polish,
civilize,
humanize Adj. courteous,
polite, civil, mannerly,
urbane, well-behaved, well- mannered,
well-bred, well-brought up, good-mannered, polished, civilized, cultivated, refined,
gentlemanlike,
gallant, on one's good behavior, fine spoken, fair spoken,
soft-spoken,
honey-mouthed,
honey-tongued,
oily,
bland,
obliging,
conciliatory,
complaisant,
complacent,
obsequious,
ingratiating,
winning, gentle, mild,
good-humored,
cordial,
gracious,
affable, familiar,
neighborly,
diplomatic, tactful,
politic, artful
Adv. courteously, with a good grace, with open arms, with outstretched arms, a bras ouverts, suaviter in modo, in good humor
Int. hail,
welcome, well met,
ave,
all hail, good day, good morrow,
godspeed, pax vobiscum, may your shadow never be less, phr, tien de plus estimable que la ceremonie, "the very pink of courtesy"