etiquette
noun
[ ˈɛtɪkɛt ]
• the customary code of polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular profession or group.
• "the rules of etiquette are changing"
Similar:
protocol,
polite behaviour,
good manners,
manners,
acceptable behaviour,
accepted behaviour,
proper behaviour,
code of behaviour,
rules of conduct/behaviour,
decorum,
form,
good form,
courtesy,
politeness,
civility,
propriety,
formalities,
niceties,
punctilios,
custom,
customary behaviour,
convention,
conformity,
conventionality,
politesse,
the thing to do,
couth,
Origin:
mid 18th century: from French étiquette ‘list of ceremonial observances of a court’, also ‘label, etiquette’, from Old French estiquette (see ticket).
