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polite::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | civilised, civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel |
polite society.
polite::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | civil |
| Derivation | politeness |
polite::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | politeness |
Examples of polite
polite
You might have cleared this up by sending a brief, polite e-mail to Continental.
From the kansas.com
More than 250 books were sold and Watson had a polite word with every purchaser.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Next time you're riding Muni and a stranger taps you on the shoulder, be polite.
From the sfgate.com
They weren't aggressive or rude to me, but at the same time they weren't polite.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Polite people avoid virtue in conversation even more than religion and politics.
From the theatlantic.com
Initially polite, their meeting lapses into prejudiced attacks and furious rows.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Stenerud still remembers meeting Archie's son, a polite 8-year-old named Peyton.
From the sacbee.com
Somebody should have said something out loud, but it was a very polite audience.
From the ocregister.com
My editor at Algonquin Books, Amy Gash, is too polite and professional for that.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
- Civilized: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
- Civil: 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
- (politely) in a polite manner; "the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'"
- (politeness) a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- (politeness) the act of showing regard for others
- (politic) marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply"
- Polite is a semi-regular general interest and humor magazine published in the United States. Its tagline is "Generally interesting."
- Polite architecture, or "the Polite" refers to buildings designed to include the artifice of non-local styles for decorative effect by professional architects. Its opposite in architectural terms is vernacular architecture.
