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English Dictionary: Polite	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Polite
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
polite adj showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. Antonym(s): impolite marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" Synonym(s): civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, 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 Synonym(s): civil, polite Antonym(s): rude, uncivil
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polite \Polite"\, a. [Compar. {Politer}; superl. {Politest}.] [L. politus, p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See {Polish}, v.] 1. Smooth; polished. [Obs.] Rays of light falling on a polite* surface. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil. He marries, bows at court, and grows polite. --Pope. 3. Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature. --Macaulay. Syn: Polished; refined; well bred; courteous; affable; urbane; civil; courtly; elegant; genteel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polite \Po*lite"\, v. t. To polish; to refine; to render polite. [Obs.] --Ray.