etiquette en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛt.ɪ.kɪt/
- -ket/
- /ĕt'ĭ-kĕt"
- /et-i-kit
- /ˈɛt.ɪˌkɛt/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌɛt.ɪˈkɛt/ (obsolete)
- -kĭt/
Etymology
1740, from French étiquette (“property, a little piece of paper, or a mark or title, affixed to a bag or bundle, expressing its contents, a label, ticket”), from Middle French estiquette (“ticket, memorandum”), from the Old French verb estechier, estichier, estequier (“to attach, stick”), (compare Picard estiquier (“to stick, pierce”)), from Frankish *stekan, *stikkjan (“to stick, pierce, sting”), from Proto-Germanic *stikaną, *stikōną, *staikijaną (“to be sharp, pierce, prick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to be sharp, to stab”). Akin to Old High German stehhan (“to stick, attach, nail”) (German stechen (“to stick”)), Old English stician (“to pierce, stab, be fastened”). The French Court of Louis XIV at Versailles used étiquettes (literally “little cards”) to remind courtiers to keep off of the grass and similar rules. More at stick (verb) and stitch. Doublet of ticket.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society.
Whenever Root would put his elbows on the table or clatter his dishes or commit any other breach of etiquette, the Professor would gently correct him.
2003, Yoko Ogawa, The Housekeeper and the Professor:20 May 2018, Hadley Freeman in The Guardian, Is Meghan Markle the American the royals have needed all along? Much shock was expressed in the British press about the Palace’s utter failure to control the Markles and the Markles’ lack of etiquette.
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(countable, uncountable) The customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other.
Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule that riders in contention for a race win should not be penalised for sheer misfortune.
2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited:
- (countable, uncountable) A label used to indicate that a letter is to be sent by airmail.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| étiquette | alternative | lexicographic | |
| etiquettes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
textiquette · jetiquette · twetiquette · chatiquette · hatiquette · weediquette · reddiquette · Usenetiquette · cyberetiquette · wikiquette · petiquette · netiquette · etiquettal
Relateds
Translations (107)
yi עטיקעט (forms to be observed in social or official life) · es reglas de etiqueta (forms to be observed in social or official life) · it galateo (forms to be observed in social or official life) · sl bonton (forms to be observed in social or official life) · hu etikett (forms to be observed in social or official life) · eo etiketo (forms to be observed in social or official life) · id etiket (customary behavior) · bg обича́й (customary behavior) · arz اتيكيت (forms to be observed in social or official life) · uz etiket (forms to be observed in social or official life) · az etiket (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ko 에티켓 (forms to be observed in social or official life) · he אֶתִיקָה (customary behavior) · sk etiketa (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ro etichetă (forms to be observed in social or official life) · vi nghi lễ (forms to be observed in social or official life) · mi tikanga (customary behavior) · th จรรยา (forms to be observed in social or official life) · it maniera (customary behavior) · ko 례절 (forms to be observed in social or official life) · hu etikett (customary behavior) · gl etiqueta (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ar ذَوْق (forms to be observed in social or official life) · da etikette (customary behavior) · fa اتیکت (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ja 礼儀 (forms to be observed in social or official life) · tr görgü (forms to be observed in social or official life) · mi tikanga (forms to be observed in social or official life) · vi lễ nghi (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ko 예절 (forms to be observed in social or official life) · bg етике́т (forms to be observed in social or official life) · da etikette (forms to be observed in social or official life) · es etiqueta (customary behavior) · mi kawa (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ru обы́чай (customary behavior) · ko 예의 (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ga béasaíocht (forms to be observed in social or official life) · pl kurtuazja (forms to be observed in social or official life) · io etiqueto (forms to be observed in social or official life) · sh etiketa (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ms etiket (customary behavior) · tg этикет (forms to be observed in social or official life) · kk этикет (forms to be observed in social or official life) · bn আদব (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ca etiqueta (customary behavior) · be этыке́т (forms to be observed in social or official life) · id etiket (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ro etichetă (customary behavior) · fa آداب (forms to be observed in social or official life) · lt etiketas (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ka ეტიკეტი (customary behavior) · hy էտիկետ (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ru этике́т (forms to be observed in social or official life) · hy վարվելակարգ (forms to be observed in social or official life) · cs etiketa (forms to be observed in social or official life) · fr étiquette (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ca etiqueta (forms to be observed in social or official life) · sh etiketa (customary behavior) · cmn 禮節 /礼节 (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ar آدَاب (forms to be observed in social or official life) · es etiqueta (forms to be observed in social or official life) · nb form (customary behavior) · ja エチケット (forms to be observed in social or official life) · gl etiqueta (customary behavior) · ga béasaíocht (customary behavior) · th มรรยาท (forms to be observed in social or official life) · es normas de etiqueta (customary behavior) · ky этикет (forms to be observed in social or official life) · bg протоко́л (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ja マナー (forms to be observed in social or official life) · el εθιμοτυπία (forms to be observed in social or official life) · mi kawa (customary behavior) · cy moesau (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ja 作法 (forms to be observed in social or official life) · tg одоб (forms to be observed in social or official life) · nl etiquette (forms to be observed in social or official life) · lv etiķete (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ka ეტიკეტი (forms to be observed in social or official life) · et etikett (forms to be observed in social or official life) · nb etikette (customary behavior) · ko 례의 (forms to be observed in social or official life) · it modi (customary behavior) · de Etikette (forms to be observed in social or official life) · pl etykieta (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ota تربیه (forms to be observed in social or official life) · el ετικέτα (customary behavior) · lo ມະຣິຍາດ (forms to be observed in social or official life) · uk етике́т (forms to be observed in social or official life) · mk бонтон (forms to be observed in social or official life) · pt etiqueta (customary behavior) · sv etikett (forms to be observed in social or official life) · th มารยาท (forms to be observed in social or official life) · cs etiketa (customary behavior) · uz odob (forms to be observed in social or official life) · fr étiquette (customary behavior) · cy defod (forms to be observed in social or official life) · sv etikett (customary behavior) · lo ມັນລະຍາດ (forms to be observed in social or official life) · cmn 禮儀 /礼仪 (forms to be observed in social or official life) · sh етике́та (forms to be observed in social or official life) · de Etikette (customary behavior) · fi etiketti (forms to be observed in social or official life) · ru протоко́л (forms to be observed in social or official life) · hi शिष्टाचार (customary behavior) · hi शिष्टाचार (forms to be observed in social or official life) · pt etiqueta (forms to be observed in social or official life) · it comportamento (customary behavior)