POLITE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
   Antonym(s)
   • impolite (what does impolite mean?)
   Similar To
   • courteous (what does courteous mean?)
   • gracious (what does gracious mean?)
   • nice (what does nice mean?)
   • mannerly (what does mannerly mean?)
   • well-mannered (what does well-mannered mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • politeness (what does politeness mean?)
   • niceness (what does niceness mean?)
2. Meaning
   • not rude
   • marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
   Synonym(s)
   • civil (what does civil mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • even if he didn”t like them he should have been civil- W.S. Maugham
   Antonym(s)
   • uncivil (what does uncivil mean?)
   • rude (what does rude mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • civility (what does civility mean?)
3. Meaning
   • marked by refinement in taste and manners
   Synonym(s)
   • civilised (what does civilised mean?)
   • civilized (what does civilized mean?)
   • cultivated (what does cultivated mean?)
   • cultured (what does cultured mean?)
   • genteel (what does genteel mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • cultivated speech
   • cultured Bostonians
   • cultured tastes
   • a genteel old lady
   • polite society
   Similar To
   • refined (what does refined mean?)