What does polite mean?
Definitions for polite
pəˈlaɪtpo·lite
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word polite.
Princeton's WordNet
polite(adj)
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite(adj)
marked by refinement in taste and manners
"cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
civil, polite(adj)
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
Wiktionary
polite(Adjective)
Well-mannered, civilized.
Etymology: From politus, past participle of polire; see polish.
polite(Adjective)
Smooth, polished, burnished.
Etymology: From politus, past participle of polire; see polish.
Webster Dictionary
Polite
smooth; polished
Polite
smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil
Polite
characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature
Polite(verb)
to polish; to refine; to render polite
Freebase
Polite
Polite is a semi-regular general interest and humor magazine published in the United States. Its tagline is "Generally interesting."
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Editors Contribution
Polite
To have good manners and to show respect to everyone.
The little girl was very polite and respected her elders.
Submitted by JP03 on October 30, 2014
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Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'polite' in Adjectives Frequency: #920
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of polite in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
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The numerical value of polite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of polite in a Sentence
Reviewing emails recently confirmed my memory that the meeting was a waste of our time and that, in looking for a polite way to leave and get back to my work, I actually emailed an assistant from the meeting after I had been there for 10 or so minutes and wrote, ‘Can you pls call me on my cell? Need excuse to get out of meeting,’.
Racism, we are not cured of it. And it's not just a matter of it not being polite to say nigger in public.
When I testified, I had already been in court all week and had to watch this man’s attorney bully, badger and harass my team including my mother over insane details and ridiculous minutiae, accusing them, and me, of lying, i was angry. In that moment, I decided to forgo any courtroom formalities and just answer the questions the way it happened. This man hadn’t considered any formalities when we assaulted me, and his lawyer didn’t hold back on my mom – why should I be polite? I’m told it was most amount of times the word 'ass' has ever been said in Colorado Federal Court.
It's not just a matter of it not being polite to say nigger in public.
It’s kind of bizarre, I’ve never known anyone to (allegedly) do something like this before. It’s crazy to have interacted with someone like that. The last time I saw him was probably in about June of 2011, and he seemed fine. I just remember him being really nice, very polite.
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- beleefdAfrikaans
- مؤدب, مهذبArabic
- nəzakətliAzerbaijani
- ветлівыBelarusian
- учтивBulgarian
- cortèsCatalan, Valencian
- slušný, zdvořilýCzech
- høfligDanish
- höflichGerman
- ευγενικόςGreek
- ĝentilaEsperanto
- cortés, educadoSpanish
- viisakasEstonian
- مؤدبPersian
- kohteliasFinnish
- poliFrench
- suairc, modhail, cùirteilScottish Gaelic
- מנומסHebrew
- सभ्यHindi
- udvariasHungarian
- քաղաքավարիArmenian
- sopanIndonesian
- kurteisIcelandic
- cortese, educatoItalian
- 丁寧, 礼儀正しいJapanese
- თავაზიანიGeorgian
- គួរសម, ចេះគួរសមKhmer
- 공손Korean
- ສຸພາບLao
- mandagus, mandagiLithuanian
- pieklājīgs, pieklājīgaLatvian
- учтивMacedonian
- sopanMalay
- beleefdDutch
- høfligNorwegian
- grzeczny, uprzejmyPolish
- educado, polido, cortêsPortuguese
- politicoRomanian
- вежливый, учтивыйRussian
- уљудан, odgojen, учтив, uljudan, učtiv, одгојенSerbo-Croatian
- slušný, zdvorilýSlovak
- vljudenSlovene
- artig, hövligSwedish
- பண்பட்டTamil
- สุภาพThai
- kibar, nazikTurkish
- чемний, ввічливийUkrainian
- odobli, muyolimUzbek
- lịch sự, lể phépVietnamese
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