POLITENESS Copy link • POLITENESSurbanitas: humanitas [SYN. in AFFABLE]: comitas: officia urbana (civilities): affabilitas: dulcedo morum et suavitas. (The words are found in this connection and order.) comitas affabilitasque sermonis (in conversation). To treat anybody with great politeness, perofficiose et peramanter aliquem observare; omni comitate aliquem complecti: to show politeness to anybody, gratum facere or gratificari alicui: to dismiss anybody with great politeness, aliquem dimittere cum bona gratia.