POLITE
\pəlˈa͡ɪt], \pəlˈaɪt], \p_ə_l_ˈaɪ_t]\
Definitions of POLITE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
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showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
By Princeton University
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marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
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showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Smooth; polished.
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Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature.
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To polish; to refine; to render polite.
By Oddity Software
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Smooth; polished.
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Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature.
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To polish; to refine; to render polite.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
