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po·lite    Audio Help   [puh-lahyt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective, -lit·er, -lit·est.
1.showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
2.refined or cultured: polite society.
3.of a refined or elegant kind: polite learning.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L polītus, ptp. of polīre to polish]

—Related forms
po·lite·ly, adverb
po·lite·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. well-bred, gracious. See civil. 2. urbane, polished, poised, courtly, cultivated.
—Antonyms 1, 2. rude.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  polite
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  attentive, bane, civil, complaisant, considerate, correct, courteous, courtly, cultivated, cultured, decorous, gallant, genteel, gentle, mannerly, neighborly, polished, proper, refined, respectful, suave, thoughtful, urbane, deferentialdebonair
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  attentive
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Full of polite concern for the well-being of others.
Synonyms:  considerate, courteous, gallant, solicitous, thoughtful
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  courteous
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Characterized by good manners.
Synonyms:  civil, genteel, mannerly, well-bred, well-mannered
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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