Euphemism
[n] an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive
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affectation, affectedness, amelioration, artfulness, artifice, artificiality, cushioning, elegance, euphuism, exquisiteness, formalism, formality, Gongorism, goody-goodness, goody-goodyism, hyperelegance, indirect, manneredness, mannerism, mild, mitigatio