Definition of polite Polite
/pʌlajˈt/ - [pulayt] - po•lite
We found 13 definitions of polite from 6 different sources.
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What does polite mean?
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Adjectivepolite, politer, politest |
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| polite - showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. | ||
| impolite not polite | ||
| mannerly, well-mannered socially correct in behavior | ||
| polite - not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham | ||
| civil | ||
| polite - marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" | ||
| civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel | ||
| refined (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- polite (v.)
Smooth; polished. - polite (v.)
Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil. - polite (v.)
Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature. - polite (v. t.)
To polish; to refine; to render polite.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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polite
Good mannered.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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polite
pō-līt′, adj. polished: smooth: refined: well-bred: obliging.—adv. Polite′ly.—ns. Polite′ness, state or quality of being polite: refinement of manners: good-breeding; Politesse′, politeness. [L. politus, pa.p. of polīre.]
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