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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.
Related forms
po·lite·ly, adverb
po·lite·ness, noun
su·per·po·lite, adjective
su·per·po·lite·ly, adverb
su·per·po·lite·ness, noun
Antonyms
1, 2. rude.
1, 2. rude.
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Word Origin & History
polite
1263, from L. politus "refined, elegant," lit. "polished," pp. of polire "to polish, to make smooth." Used literally at first in Eng.; sense of "elegant, cultured" is first recorded 1501, that of "behaving courteously" is 1762.
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