The Definition

pol·i·tesse (pòl´î-tès¹, pô´lê-) noun

Courteous formality; politeness: "the soul of uptown refinement and . . . politesse" (Russell Baker).

[French, from Old French, cleanliness, from Italian pulitezza, politezza, from pulire, to polish, clean, from Latin polìre.

It is also a Band