Polite
[pə'laɪt]
Definition
(adj.) showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. .
Inputed by Darlene--From WordNet
Definition
(v.) Smooth; polished.
(v.) Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil.
(v.) Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature.
(v. t.) To polish; to refine; to render polite.
Edited by Bernice
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Accomplished, genteel, cultivated, refined, courteous, civil, affable, complaisant, courtly, gracious, urbane, polished, well-behaved, well-mannered, well-bred.
Typist: Miguel
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Elegant, refined, wellbred, courteous, obliging, complaisant, civil, courtly,polished, genteel, accomplished
ANT:Awkward, rude, uncouth, illbred, discourteous, boorish, clownish, disobliging
Typist: Vivienne
Definition
adj. polished: smooth: refined: well-bred: obliging.—adv. Polite′ly.—ns. Polite′ness state or quality of being polite: refinement of manners: good-breeding; Politesse′ politeness.
Editor: Vlad
Examples
- I'm frank and open; considering all things, it was very kind of you to allude to the circumstance--very kind and polite. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Being the most polite of men, he seized the opportunity of assisting the Professor's anatomical amusements on the spot. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I am not speaking to you politely; but, as you are aware, I am _not_ polite. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- And you're naturally of a polite disposition, you are. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- This second cousin was a Middlemarch mercer of polite manners and superfluous aspirates. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The polite pupil was scarcely gone, when, unceremoniously, without tapin burst a second intruder. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- When I knocked for admission a priest came to the door who, while extremely polite, declined to admit us. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- If so, it was a liberty that Rosamond resented; and she prepared herself to meet every word with polite impassibility. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Every one in polite circles knew that, in America, a gentleman couldn't go into politics. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- To Leinster's joy and our astonishment, Lord Worcester said he must really decline my very polite offer, grateful as he felt for it. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Bar sidled up to prefer his politest inquiries in reference to the health of Mrs Bishop. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- A gloom was then cast over more than one distinguished family (according to the politest sources of intelligence), and the Courier went back again. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- You gave him a cool nod, and just now you bowed and smiled in the politest way to Tommy Chamberlain, whose father keeps a grocery store. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Unluckily Mr. Candy, hearing nothing, and miles away from suspecting the truth, went on across the table louder and politer than ever. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- There might have been much more envy in politer places. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Editor: Michel