| punctilio | <i>ni> (<i>instance ofi>) <i>strict adherence to etiquettei>, tatakrama, basa-basi, tataadab: <i>he insisted that every ~ be observedi>, dia berkeras mahukan semua tatakrama dipatuhi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| generality | <i>ni> 1. <i>general statementi>, /perkara, hal/ umum: <i>he confines himself to generalities when speaking to the pressi>, dia membataskan diri pd perkara-perkara umum apabila bercakap dgn wartawan; 2. (<i>liter.i>) <i>pleasantryi>, basa-basi: <i>their conversation began with various generalities about the state of the garden nextdoori>, perbualan mereka bermula dgn basa-basi ttg keadaan laman rumah sebelah; 3. (<i>fmli>) <i>quality of being generali>, sifat umum; 4. the ~, (<i>fmli>) <i>majority, mosti>, majoriti: <i>the ~ of Asians have black hairi>, majoriti orang Asia berambut hitam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cordiality | <i>ni> 1. <i>quality of being cordial,i> kemesraan: <i>his ~ made us feel at ease,i> kemesraannya membuat kami berasa senang; 2. (<i>in pli>) (<i>fmli>) <i>expression of cordial feeling,i> basa basi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |