Definition of polite

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Polite (v.) Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature..

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Fashion :: Fashion (n.) Polite, fashionable, or genteel life; social position; good breeding; as, men of fashion..
Civillty :: Civillty (n.) Courtesy; politeness; kind attention; good breeding; a polite act or expression.
Courtly :: Courtly (adv.) In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly.
Gentlemanly :: Gentlemanly (a.) Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman; well-behaved; courteous; polite..
Politesse :: Politesse (n.) Politeness.
Humanistic :: Humanistic (a.) Pertaining to polite kiterature.
Polite :: Polite (v.) Smooth; polished.
Asteism :: Asteism (n.) Genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.
Politeness :: Politeness (n.) The quality or state of being polite; refinement of manners; urbanity; courteous behavior; complaisance; obliging attentions.
Pay :: Pay (v. i.) Hence, to make or secure suitable return for expense or trouble; to be remunerative or profitable; to be worth the effort or pains required; as, it will pay to ride; it will pay to wait; politeness always pays..
Trouble :: Trouble (v. t.) To give occasion for labor to; -- used in polite phraseology; as, I will not trouble you to deliver the letter..
Well-bred :: Well-bred (a.) Having good breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated.
Lowbred :: Lowbred (a.) Bred, or like one bred, in a low condition of life; characteristic or indicative of such breeding; rude; impolite; vulgar; as, a lowbred fellow; a lowbred remark..
Dipyre :: Dipyre (n.) A mineral of the scapolite group; -- so called from the double effect of fire upon it, in fusing it, and rendering it phosphorescent..
Civil :: Civil (a.) Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable..
Cosmopolite :: Cosmopolite (a.) Common everywhere; widely spread; found in all parts of the world.
Belles-lettres :: Belles-lettres (n. pl.) Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant.
Polite :: Polite (v.) Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil.
Metropolite :: Metropolite (n.) A metropolitan.
Morality :: Morality (n.) The practice of the moral duties; rectitude of life; conformity to the standard of right; virtue; as, we often admire the politeness of men whose morality we question..
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