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Meaning of 'polite' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Polite [ v.]
- Smooth; polished.
- Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil.
- Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature.
2 . Polite [ v. t.]
- To polish; to refine; to render polite.

Meaning of 'polite' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . polite [ a]
Meaning (1):
- not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
Example in sentence:
  • even if he didn't like them he should have been civil
2 . polite [ s]
Meaning (2):
- marked by refinement in taste and manners
Example in sentence:
  • a genteel old lady;
  • cultivated speech;
  • cultured Bostonians;
  • cultured tastes;
  • polite society

Nearby Words:

polacca polack polacre polander polar polarchy polaric polarily polarimeter polarimetry

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