Definition
The quality of being curt; speaking or acting in a way that is brief, abrupt, and somewhat unfriendly.
Etymology
Derived from 'curt' (from Latin 'curtus' meaning cut or short) plus the suffix '-ness,' which creates an abstract noun describing the state or quality of being curt.
Kelly Says
The suffix '-ness' is one of the most productive word-building tools in English—you can add it to almost any adjective to make a noun. Curtness, happiness, sadness—they all work the same way.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መከላከል
me-ke-la-ke-l
ARالعربية
الاحترام
al-iḥtirām
CACatalà
cortesia
kor-teh-zee-ah
CSČeština
slušnost
slu-sh-nost'
DEDeutsch
Höflichkeit
hoh-f-li-kheit
ELΕλληνικά
ευγένεια
ev-gen-ee-ah
ESEspañol
cortesía
kor-tee-thee-ah
FISuomi
kunnioitus
kun-nioi-toos
FRFrançais
politesse
pol-i-teess
GUGU
શિષ્ટાચાર
shi-sh-ta-chaar
HEעברית
יומיומיות
yo-me-yo-mit
HUMagyar
illetlenség
il-let-len-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesopanan
ke-so-pa-nan
ITItaliano
cortesia
kor-teh-zee-ah
KMKM
ប្រពៃណី
pra-p-vei-nai
MSBahasa Melayu
kesopanan
ke-so-pa-nan
NLNederlands
beleefdheid
be-leef-deit
PLPolski
uprzejmość
up-rzh-em-ost'
PTPortuguês
cortesia
kor-teh-zee-ah
RORomână
politicos
po-li-tee-kos
RUРусский
вежливость
vezh-lyvo-st'
SWKiswahili
heshima
he-shi-ma
TAதமிழ்
மரியாதை
ma-ri-ya-tha-i
TEతెలుగు
సత్కారం
sat-ka-ra-m
THไทย
ความสุภาพ
khwam-su-paap
TLTL
pagmamalasakit
pa-gma-ma-la-sa-kit
TRTürkçe
kibarlık
ki-bar-lik
UKУкраїнська
ввічливість
vich-liv-ist'
VITiếng Việt
lễ phép
le-phep