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Definitions for: Polite
[adj] showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
[adj] 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
[adj] marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]
Rays of light falling on a polite surface. --Sir I.
Newton.
2. Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred;
courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil.
He marries, bows at court, and grows polite. --Pope.
3. Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish;
as, polite literature. --Macaulay.
Syn: Polished; refined; well bred; courteous; affable;
urbane; civil; courtly; elegant; genteel.
Po*lite", v. t.
To polish; to refine; to render polite. [Obs.] --Ray.
Synonyms: civil, civilised, civilized, courteous, cultivated, cultured, genteel, gracious, mannerly, nice, refined, well-mannered
Antonyms: impolite, rude, uncivil
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