Polite
WordNet

adjective


(1)   Showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
(2)   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
(3)   Marked by refinement in taste and manners
"Cultivated speech"
"Cultured Bostonians"
"Cultured tastes"
"A genteel old lady"
"Polite society"
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Etymology


From , pp. of ; see polish.

Adjective



  1. Well-mannered, civilized.
  2. Smooth, polished, burnished.

Usage notes

  • The one-word comparative form and superlative form exist, but are less common than their two-word counterparts and .
 
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