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- [puh-lahyt]
- /pəˈlaɪt/
- /pəˈlaɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-lahyt]
- /pəˈlaɪt/
Definitions of polite word
- adjective polite showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply. 1
- adjective polite refined or cultured: polite society. 1
- adjective polite of a refined or elegant kind: polite learning. 1
- adjective polite respectful 1
- adjective polite civilized 1
- adjective polite courteous, well-mannered 1
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Origin of polite
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin polītus, past participle of polīre to polish
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Parts of speech for Polite
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
polite popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
polite usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for polite
adj polite
- accommodating — If you describe someone as accommodating, you like the fact that they are willing to do things in order to please you or help you.
- adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
- affable — Someone who is affable is pleasant and friendly.
- amicable — When people have an amicable relationship, they are pleasant to each other and solve their problems without quarrelling.
- approbative — showing approbation or approval
noun polite
- gentleperson — a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.
- good people — honest or kind people
- manners — mainour.
adjective polite
- charming — If you say that something is charming, you mean that it is very pleasant or attractive.
- churlish — Someone who is churlish is unfriendly, bad-tempered, or impolite.
- civilised — to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.
- civilized — If you describe a society as civilized, you mean that it is advanced and has sensible laws and customs.
- encomiastic — Of or relating to an encomiast.
Antonyms for polite
adj polite
- anti-social — Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- appalling — Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
- asocial — avoiding contact; not gregarious
- atavistic — Atavistic feelings or behaviour seem to be very primitive, like the feelings or behaviour of our earliest ancestors.
- aweless — feeling no awe
adjective polite
- abrupt — An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
- abusive — Someone who is abusive behaves in a cruel and violent way towards other people.
- acroamatic — relating to oral communication
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- cavalier — If you describe a person or their behaviour as cavalier, you are criticizing them because you think that they do not consider other people's feelings or take account of the seriousness of a situation.
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