polite (redirected from politest)

po·lite  (p-lt)

adj. po·lit·er, po·lit·est

1. Marked by or showing consideration for others, tact, and observance of accepted social usage.

2. Refined; elegant: polite society.

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[Middle English polit, polished, from Latin poltus, past participle of polre, to polish; see polish.]

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po·litely adv.

po·liteness n.

Synonyms: polite, mannerly, civil, courteous, genteel
These adjectives mean mindful of, conforming to, or marked by good manners. Polite and mannerly imply consideration for others and the adherence to conventional social standards of good behavior: "It costs nothing to be polite" (Winston S. Churchill). The child was scolded by his grandmother for not being more mannerly.
Civil suggests only the barest observance of accepted social usages; it often means merely neither polite nor rude: If you can't be friendly, at least be civil.
Courteous implies courtliness and dignity: "If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world" (Francis Bacon).
Genteel, which originally meant well-bred, now usually suggests excessive and affected refinement: "A man, indeed, is not genteel when he gets drunk" (James Boswell).

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polite

Adjective

1. having good manners; courteous

2. cultivated or refined: polite society

3. socially correct but insincere: he smiled a polite response and stifled an urge to scream [Latin politus polished]

politely adv
politeness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	polite - showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. impolite - not polite
	2.	polite - marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" cultured, genteel, civilised, civilized, cultivated refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"
	3.	polite - 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 civil

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polite

adjective 1. mannerly, civil, courteous, affable, obliging, gracious, respectful, well-behaved, deferential, complaisant, well-mannered << OPPOSITE rude

adjective 2. refined, cultured, civilized, polished, sophisticated, elegant, genteel, urbane, courtly, well-bred << OPPOSITE uncultured

Translations

polite [pəˈlaɪt] adj → cortés, atento (= formal); correcto;

it's not polite to do that → es de mala educación hacer eso

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polite [pəˈlaɪt] adj → poli(e);

it's not polite to do that → ça ne se fait pas

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polite [pəˈlaɪt] adj → höflich; [company, society] → fein;

it's not polite to do that → es gehört sich nicht, das zu tun

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polite [pəˈlaɪt] adj → cortese;

it's not polite to do that → non è educato or buona educazione fare questo

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polite

adj polite [pəˈlait]

having or showing good manners; courteous a polite child; a polite apology. beleefd مُهَذَّب учтив slušný velopdragen; høflig höflich ευγενικός educado viisakas مودب kohtelias poli מְנוּמָס नम्र fun,uljudan udvarias sopan kurteis gentile, educato 礼儀正しい 정중한, 예절 바른 mandagus pieklājīgs sopan beleefd høflig, dannet grzeczny educado politicos вежливый zdvorilý, slušný vljuden uštiv artig, hövlig สุภาพ kibar 有禮貌的 ввічливий, чемний خليق، شائستہ lịch sự 有礼貌的

adv poˈlitely

beleefd بأدَب учтиво slušně velopdragent; høfligt höflich ευγενικά educadamente viisakalt مودبانه kohteliaasti poliment בְּנִימוּס शिष्टता से, भद्रता से uljudan udvariasan dengan sopan kurteisislega gentilmente, educatamente 礼儀正しく 정중하게 mandagiai pieklājīgi dgn sopan beleefd høflig, dannet grzecznie educadamente (în mod) politicos вежливо zdvorilo, slušne vljudno učtivo artigt, hövligt อย่างสุภาพ kibarca 有禮貌地 ввічливо, чемно شائستگي سے lịch sự 有礼貌地

n poˈliteness

beleefdheid أدَب، تَهْذيب учтивост zdvořilost velopdragenhed; høflighed die Höflichkeit ευγένεια educación viisakus ادب kohteliaisuus politesse נִימוּס शिष्टता, भद्रता uglađenost,pristojnost udvariasság kesopanan kurteisi gentilezza 礼儀正しさ 정중함 mandagumas pieklājība kesopanan beleefdheid høflighet, dannelse grzeczność boa educação politeţe вежливость zdvorilosť vljudnost učtivost artighet, hövlighet ความสุภาพอ่อนโยน kibarlık 禮貌 ввічливість, чемність خوش خلقي، شائستگي cử chỉ lịch sự 礼貌