polite
polite is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil. He marries, bows at court, and grows polite. Pope.
- 2.Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature. Macaulay.
- 3.To polish; to refine; to render polite. [Obs.] Ray.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abrupt
- affectation
- affected
- artificial
- awkward
- barbarism
- barbarous
- betacism
- bilingual
- break
- cacophony
- chrestomathy
- comparative
- confusion
- crude
- current
- dead
- dialect
- dialectic
- dislocate
- dry
- euphuism
- euphuistic
- express
- forced
- formal
- fustian
- genius
- glossology
- glottology
- govern
- graceless
- grammar
- grotesque
- harsh
- household
- inelegance
- inelegant
- jaw
- labored
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is polite.
- What is smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil. He marries, bows at court, and grows polite. Pope called?
- What is characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature. Macaulay called?
- What is to polish; to refine; to render polite. [Obs.] Ray called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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