'Etiquette' definitions:
Definition of 'etiquette'
(from WordNet)
noun
Rules governing socially acceptable behavior
Definition of 'Etiquette'
From: GCIDE
- Etiquette \Et"i*quette`\, n. [F. prop., a little piece of paper, or a mark or title, affixed to a bag or bundle, expressing its contents, a label, ticket, OF.estiquete, of German origin; cf. LG. stikke peg, pin, tack, stikken to stick, G. stecken. See Stick, and cf. Ticket.] The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society. [1913 Webster]
- The pompous etiquette to the court of Louis the Fourteenth. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'etiquette'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amenities,
- approbatory,
- approving,
- behavior,
- bienseance,
- bon ton,
- civilities,
- civility,
- comity,
- commendatory,
- complimentary,
- conduct,
- conformity,
- consuetude,
- convenance,
- convention,
- conventional usage,
- conventionalism,
- conventionality,
- correct deportment,
- correctness,
- courtesy,
- courtliness,
- custom,
- decencies,
- decency,
- decorousness,
- decorum,
- deportment,
- dignity,
- diplomatic code,
- discourtesy,
- elegance,
- elegancies,
- encomiastic,
- established way,
- eulogistic,
- exquisite manners,
- fashion,
- folkway,
- form,
- formalities,
- formality,
- good behavior,
- good citizenship,
- good form,
- good manners,
- laudatory,
- manner,
- manners,
- misbehavior,
- mores,
- natural politeness,
- observance,
- panegyrical,
- point of etiquette,
- politeness,
- politesse,
- poor behavior,
- practice,
- praiseful,
- praxis,
- prescription,
- proper thing,
- proprieties,
- propriety,
- protocol,
- punctilio,
- quiet good manners,
- ritual,
- rules of conduct,
- sanctioned behavior,
- seemliness,
- sociability,
- social code,
- social conduct,
- social convention,
- social graces,
- social procedures,
- social usage,
- standard behavior,
- standard usage,
- standing custom,
- time-honored practice,
- tradition,
- usage,
- use,
- way,
- what is done,
- wont,
- wonting