Thesaurus: polite

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1. v. Smooth; polished.
2. v. Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil.
3. v. Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature.
4. v. t. To polish; to refine; to render polite.
5. adj. showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
6. adj. marked by refinement in taste and manners
7. adj. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
8. 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. To polish; to refine; to render polite. [Obs.] Ray.
9. To polish; to refine; to render polite. [Obs.] Ray.
10. j:100 a. showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.