'Polite' definitions:

Definition of 'polite'

From: WordNet
adjective
Showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. [ant: impolite]
adjective
Marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" [syn: civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite]
adjective
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 [syn: civil, polite] [ant: rude, uncivil]

Definition of 'Polite'

From: GCIDE
  • Polite \Po*lite"\, v. t. To polish; to refine; to render polite. [Obs.] --Ray. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Polite'

From: GCIDE
  • Polite \Po*lite"\, a. [Compar. Politer; superl. Politest.] [L. politus, p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See Polish, v.]
  • 1. Smooth; polished. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Rays of light falling on a polite surface. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil. [1913 Webster]
  • He marries, bows at court, and grows polite. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Polished; refined; well bred; courteous; affable; urbane; civil; courtly; elegant; genteel. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'polite'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Polite'