What does polite mean?
Definitions for polite
pəˈlaɪtpo·lite
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word polite.
Princeton's WordNet
politeadjective
showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, politeadjective
marked by refinement in taste and manners
"cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
civil, politeadjective
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
politeadjective
Well-mannered, civilized.
politeadjective
Smooth, polished, burnished.
Etymology: From politus, past participle of polire; see polish.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
POLITEadjective
Etymology: politus, Latin.
Some of them are diaphanous, shining and polite; others not polite, but as if powder’d over with fine iron dust. John Woodward.
If any sort of rays, falling on the polite surface of any pellucid medium, be reflected back, the fits of easy reflexion, which they have at the point of reflexion, shall still continue to return. Isaac Newton, Opticks.
The edges of the sand holes, being worn away, there are left all over the glass a numberless company of very little convex polite risings like waves. Isaac Newton, Opticks.
A nymph of quality admires our knight,
He marries, bows at court, and grows polite. Alexander Pope.
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
Politeverb
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
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of polite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of polite in a Sentence
Racism, we are not cured of it. And it's not just a matter of it not being polite to say nigger in public, that's not the measure of whether racism still exists or not. It's not just a matter of overt discrimination. Societies don't, overnight, completely erase everything that happened 200 to 300 years prior.
We're shocked. He was always polite, very kind, a kid who always managed on his own, we never talked about politics.
Communicating behind masks and from a distance is difficult, so my idea and all my products attempt to serve as an unspoken and polite assertion.
A polite enemy is just as difficult to discredit, as a rude friend is to protect.
That’s the polite way to do this, this is how we really do it.
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- beleefdAfrikaans
- مؤدب, مهذبArabic
- nəzakətliAzerbaijani
- ветлівыBelarusian
- учтивBulgarian
- cortèsCatalan, Valencian
- zdvořilý, slušnýCzech
- høfligDanish
- höflichGerman
- ευγενικόςGreek
- ĝentilaEsperanto
- cortés, educadoSpanish
- viisakasEstonian
- مؤدبPersian
- kohteliasFinnish
- poliFrench
- cùirteil, modhail, suaircScottish Gaelic
- מנומסHebrew
- सभ्यHindi
- udvariasHungarian
- քաղաքավարիArmenian
- sopanIndonesian
- kurteisIcelandic
- cortese, educatoItalian
- 礼儀正しい, 丁寧Japanese
- თავაზიანიGeorgian
- គួរសម, ចេះគួរសមKhmer
- 공손Korean
- ສຸພາບLao
- mandagus, mandagiLithuanian
- pieklājīga, pieklājīgsLatvian
- учтивMacedonian
- sopanMalay
- beleefdDutch
- høfligNorwegian
- uprzejmy, grzecznyPolish
- educado, polido, cortêsPortuguese
- politicoRomanian
- учтивый, вежливыйRussian
- одгојен, уљудан, uljudan, učtiv, учтив, odgojenSerbo-Croatian
- slušný, zdvorilýSlovak
- vljudenSlovene
- hövlig, artigSwedish
- பண்பட்டTamil
- สุภาพThai
- nazik, kibarTurkish
- ввічливий, чемнийUkrainian
- muyolim, odobliUzbek
- lịch sự, lể phépVietnamese
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