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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 | ||
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