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adjective

Polite adj. (compar. politer; superl. politest)

Smooth; polished. (Obs.) "Rays of light falling on a polite surface."

Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil. "He marries, bows at court, and grows polite."

Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature.

Synonyms: Polished; refined; well bred; courteous; affable; urbane; civil; courtly; elegant; genteel.

verb

Polite v. t. To polish; to refine; to render polite. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Polite'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Polite" Quotes from Famous Books

... was the 'Rape of Proserpine,' where Pluto, to make the more tempting figure, puts himself in a French equipage, and brings Ascalaphus along with him as his valet de chambre. This is what we call folly and impertinence, but what the French look upon as gay and polite." ...

— Great Italian and French Composers • George T. Ferris

... "It isn't polite for folks in the seats to talk louder than the preacher," I had to admonish them in my natural voice and manner. "I hope you won't be so ...

— When Grandmamma Was New - The Story of a Virginia Childhood • Marion Harland

... as we land, and swarms of youngsters follow us on our tour of the village; but though greatly interested in ourselves and our hardly-concealed curiosity, they are always polite and never annoy us ...

— Burma - Peeps at Many Lands • R.Talbot Kelly

... lips very tight—that her husband approached her late one evening in the first week of May. They were in their house in Kensington now; there had been a dinner party, the last guest was gone, and Paula sat in the drawing-room, thinking how she had impressed a certain polite old member of Parliament, a man whom it was worth while impressing. Mr. Dalmaine took a seat near her, and leaned forward with his hands clasped ...

— Thyrza • George Gissing

... policeman as a guide. On our way, we met the general on horseback, attended by some other officers. We accosted him, and told our case. He seemed sorry, but said the yard was closed. As soon as we mentioned that we came from America, he at once gave orders for our admission, and was very polite. Indeed, on several occasions we have found that our being from the United States ...

— Young Americans Abroad - Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, - Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland • Various

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