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polite (pə-lītʹ) adjective

politer, politest

1. Marked by or showing consideration for others, tact, and observance of accepted social usage.

2. Refined; elegant: polite society.

 

[Middle English polit, polished, from Latin polītus past participle of polīre, to polish. See polish.]

politeʹly adverb

politeʹness noun

Synonyms: polite, mannerly, civil, courteous, genteel. All these adjectives mean mindful of, conforming to, or marked by good manners. Polite and mannerly imply consideration for others and the adherence to conventional social standards expected of a well-bred person: "The English are busy; they don't have time to be polite" (Montesquieu). "It costs nothing to be polite" (Winston S. Churchill). The child was scolded by his grandmother for not being more mannerly.Civil suggests only the barest observance of accepted social usages; it often means merely neither polite nor rude: "Always be civil to the girls, you never know who they may marry is an aphorism which has saved many an English spinster from being treated like an Indian widow" (Nancy Mitford). Courteous implies courtliness and dignity: "If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world" (Francis Bacon). Genteel, which originally meant well-bred and refined, now usually suggests excessive and affected refinement: "A man, indeed, is not genteel when he gets drunk; but most vices may be committed very genteelly" (James Boswell).

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polite (adj)
  • well-mannered, good-mannered, civil, well-bred, gracious, courteous, respectful, mannerly
    antonym: rude
  • refined, cultured, polished, elegant, genteel, urbane, poised, sophisticated
    antonym: coarse

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