polite

adjective
/pəˈlaɪt/

Well-mannered, civilized.

Example

“It's not polite to use a mobile phone in a restaurant.”

Other meanings

Smooth, polished, burnished.

Antonyms

rude

Related words

nonpolite
overpolite
politeful
politely
politesome
superpolite
unpolite
over-polite
politeness
polite fiction
polite notice
polite literature

Example sentences

“I was just asking to be polite.”
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This definition is adapted from “polite” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.