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1. (adj.) polite
showing good manners toward others, as in behavior or speech; courteous:
a polite reply.
2. polite
refined or cultured:
polite society.
3. polite
of a refined or elegant kind:
polite learning.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < L polītus, ptp. of polīre to polish)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) polite
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
2. (adj) civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite
marked by refinement in taste and manners
"cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
3. (adj) civil, 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
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1. (adjective) polite
≠ impolite, rude
It's not polite to ask how much money someone earns.; Be polite to your teachers.; a polite request; She smiled politely.; politeness and respect
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. polite
smooth; polished
2. polite
smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil
3. polite
characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature
4. (verb) polite
to polish; to refine; to render polite
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Sense: having or showing good manners; courteous
a polite child; a polite apology.
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 Afrikaans: beleefd |
 Arabic: مُهَذَّب |
 Bulgarian: учтив |
 Brazilian: educado |
 Czech: slušný |
 German: höflich |
 Danish: velopdragen; høflig |
 Greek: ευγενικός |
 Spanish: educado |
 Estonian: viisakas |
 Farsi: مودب |
 Finnish: kohtelias |
 French: poli |
 Hebrew: מְנוּמָס |
 Hindi: नम्र |
 Croatian: fun, uljudan |
 Hungarian: udvarias |
 Indonesian: sopan |
 Icelandic: kurteis |
 Italian: gentile, educato |
 Japanese: 礼儀正しい |
 Korean: 공손한 |
 Lithuanian: mandagus |
 Latvian: pieklājīgs |
 Malay: sopan |
 Dutch: beleefd |
 Norwegian: høflig, dannet |
 Polish: grzeczny |
 Persian: مودب |
 Pashto: مودب |
 Portuguese: educado |
 Romanian: politicos |
 Russian: вежливый |
 Slovak: zdvorilý, slušný |
 Slovenian: vljuden |
 Serbian: uštiv |
 Swedish: artig, hövlig |
 Thai: สุภาพ |
 Turkish: kibar |
 Taiwanese: 有禮貌的 |
 Ukrainian: ввічливий, чемний |
 Urdu: خليق، شائستہ |
 Vietnamese: lịch sự |
 Chinese: 有礼貌的 |
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