polite en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /pəˈlaɪt/
Etymology
From Latin polītus (“polished”), past participle of poliō (“to polish, smooth”); see polish.
Meanings
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Well-mannered, civilized.
He marries, bows at court, and grows polite.
1733, Alexander Pope, Epistle to Bathurst:I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.
1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:Try and be polite to Auntie Maria for once.
It's not polite to use a mobile phone in a restaurant.
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(obsolete) Smooth, polished, burnished.
rays of light […]falling on […]a polite surface
1704, I[saac] N[ewton], “(please specify |book=1 to 3)”, in Opticks: Or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. […], London: […] Sam[uel] Smith, and Benj[amin] Walford, printers to the Royal Society, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most polite | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more polite | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| politer | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| politest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
impolite · rude · bad-mannered · ill-mannered
Deriveds
polite fiction · politesome · overpolite · polite society · polite literature · unpolite · superpolite · politely · politeful · polite notice · over-polite · politeness · nonpolite
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
gallant · gentlemanly · gentlemanlike · respectful · chivalrous
Relateds
Synonyms
complaisant · well-mannered · polished · well-behaved · urbane · fair-mannered · politic · refined · polite · mannerly · genteel · civil · courteous · civilized · cultivated · gracious · reasonable · well-bred · correct
Translations (120)
yue 有禮貌 /有礼貌 (well-mannered) · fa مؤدب (well-mannered) · ro politicos (well-mannered) · lv pieklājīgs (well-mannered) · hu udvarias (well-mannered) · eo ĝentila (well-mannered) · pdt heeflich (well-mannered) · sq i sjellshëm (well-mannered) · km ចេះគួរសម (well-mannered) · sh одгојен (well-mannered) · hi सज्जन (well-mannered) · nl beleefd (well-mannered) · wa oniesse (well-mannered) · sk zdvorilý (well-mannered) · ota تربیهلو (well-mannered) · ca polit (well-mannered) · tg боназокат (well-mannered) · ota كبار (well-mannered) · gd modhail (well-mannered) · ca educat (well-mannered) · de höflich (well-mannered) · pl grzeczny (well-mannered) · br seven (well-mannered) · gd cùirteil (well-mannered) · hi विनम्र (well-mannered) · uz xushmuomala (well-mannered) · fi kohtelias (well-mannered) · km គួរសម (well-mannered) · wa poli (well-mannered) · sl vljuden (well-mannered) · tr kibar (well-mannered) · pt educado (well-mannered) · is kurteis (well-mannered) · ko 공손하다 (well-mannered) · az nəzakətli (well-mannered) · my ညင်သာ (well-mannered) · th สุภาพ (well-mannered) · et viisakas (well-mannered) · fr poli (well-mannered) · hy քաղաքավարի (well-mannered) · pt polido (well-mannered) · ky адептүү (well-mannered) · uk ґре́чний (well-mannered) · kk әдепті (well-mannered) · ca cortès (well-mannered) · ru ве́жливый (well-mannered) · it cortese (well-mannered) · es de buena educación (well-mannered) · hi सभ्य (well-mannered) · uz nazokatli (well-mannered) · mk учтив (well-mannered) · pt cortês (well-mannered) · vi lễ phép (well-mannered) · es educado (well-mannered) · sh уљудан (well-mannered) · gd suairc (well-mannered) · lo ສຸພາບ (well-mannered) · uz silliq (well-mannered) · yue 斯文 (well-mannered) · ja 丁寧 (well-mannered) · uz odobli (well-mannered) · ru учти́вый (well-mannered) · bg ве́жлив (well-mannered) · tr nazik (well-mannered) · el ευγενικός (well-mannered) · tg муаддаб (well-mannered) · tk näzik (well-mannered) · hi शिष्टाचारी (well-mannered) · tg боадаб (well-mannered) · bg учти́в (well-mannered) · uz boadab (well-mannered) · sh ùčtiv (well-mannered) · cmn 有禮貌 /有礼貌 (well-mannered) · ml മര്യാദയുള്ള (well-mannered) · ky сылык (well-mannered) · vi lịch sự (well-mannered) · af beleefd (well-mannered) · uk че́мний (well-mannered) · lt mandagus (well-mannered) · ga sibhialta (well-mannered) · be ве́тлівы (well-mannered) · ba ихтирамлы (well-mannered) · ba әҙәпле (well-mannered) · sh odgojen (well-mannered) · ota نازك (well-mannered) · es cortés (well-mannered) · kk биязы (well-mannered) · ar مُؤَدَّب (well-mannered) · tg хушмуомила (well-mannered) · sh у̀чтив (well-mannered) · id sopan (well-mannered) · mn эелдэг (well-mannered) · no høflig (well-mannered) · sv artig (well-mannered) · ja 礼儀正しい (well-mannered) · sv hövlig (well-mannered) · sk slušný (well-mannered) · la cōmis (well-mannered) · ka თავაზიანი (well-mannered) · sh uljudan (well-mannered) · cmn 客氣 /客气 (well-mannered) · tk edepli (well-mannered) · uz muyolim (well-mannered) · ga béasach (well-mannered) · cmn 斯文 (well-mannered) · nrf poli (well-mannered) · tg мулоим (well-mannered) · my မွန်ရည် (well-mannered) · pl uprzejmy (well-mannered) · ar أَدِيب (well-mannered) · it educato (well-mannered) · my ယဉ်ကျေ (well-mannered) · cs slušný (well-mannered) · he מְנוּמָס (well-mannered) · uk вві́чливий (well-mannered) · uz adabli (well-mannered) · cs zdvořilý (well-mannered) · tk hoşamaý (well-mannered) · da høflig (well-mannered) · ms sopan (well-mannered)