Meaning & Definition of Polite in English
English⟶
Polite
/pəlaɪt/
adjective
1. Showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
synonym:
- polite
2. Marked by refinement in taste and manners
- "Cultivated speech"
- "Cultured bostonians"
- "Cultured tastes"
- "A genteel old lady"
- "Polite society"
synonym:
- civilized,
- civilised,
- cultivated,
- cultured,
- genteel,
- polite
3. 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:
- civil,
- polite
Examples of using
You're polite as fuck!
In your place I'd be more polite, who knows what might happen...
You're both very polite.