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polite polite definition

polite


 
  Grep  of  noun  polite 
  cosmopolite 
  politeness 
  politesse 
 
  Overview  of  adj  polite 
 
  The  adj  polite  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  polite  --  (showing  regard  for  others  in  manners,  speech,  behavior,  etc.) 
  2.  (1)  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.  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) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  polite 
 
  3  senses  of  polite 
 
  Sense  1 
  polite  (vs.  impolite) 
 
  impolite  (vs.  polite) 
  =>  bratty,  brattish 
  =>  discourteous,  ungracious 
  =>  discourteous,  ungracious 
  =>  unparliamentary 
  =>  ill-mannered,  rude,  unmannered,  unmannerly 
 
  Sense  2 
  civilized,  civilised,  cultivated,  cultured,  genteel,  polite 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  refined)  ->  unrefined 
 
  Sense  3 
  civil  (vs.  uncivil),  polite 
 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  polite 
 
  3  senses  of  polite 
 
  Sense  1 
  polite  (vs.  impolite) 
  =>  courteous,  gracious,  nice 
  =>  mannerly,  well-mannered 
 
  Sense  2 
  civilized,  civilised,  cultivated,  cultured,  genteel,  polite 
  =>  refined  (vs.  unrefined) 
 
  Sense  3 
  civil  (vs.  uncivil),  polite 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  polite 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  polite 
 
  Sense  1 
  polite  (vs.  impolite) 
  =>  politeness,  niceness 
 
  Sense  3 
  civil  (vs.  uncivil),  polite 
  =>  civility 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  polite 
 
  polite  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  polite 
  impolite 
  polite 
 
  Overview  of  adj  polite 
 
  The  adj  polite  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  polite  --  (showing  regard  for  others  in  manners,  speech,  behavior,  etc.) 
  2.  (1)  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.  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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