English adjective: polite | |||
1. | polite showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. | ||
Similar | courteous, gracious, mannerly, nice, well-mannered | ||
Attribute | niceness, politeness | ||
Antonyms | impolite | ||
2. | polite marked by refinement in taste and manners | ||
Samples | Cultivated speech. Cultured Bostonians. Cultured tastes. A genteel old lady. Polite society. | ||
Synonyms | civilised, civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel | ||
Similar | refined | ||
Antonyms | unrefined | ||
3. | polite not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others | ||
Samples | Even if he didn't like them he should have been civil. | ||
Synonyms | civil | ||
Attribute | civility | ||
Antonyms | uncivil, rude | ||