Definition of polite

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

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Courteousness :: Courteousness (n.) The quality of being courteous; politeness; courtesy.
Cosmopolite :: Cosmopolite (n.) One who has no fixed residence, or who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world..
Politesse :: Politesse (n.) Politeness.
Cosmopolitism :: Cosmopolitism (n.) The condition or character of a cosmopolite; disregard of national or local peculiarities and prejudices.
Polite :: Polite (v.) Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature..
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..
Cosmopolite :: Cosmopolite (a.) Having no fixed residence; at home in any place; free from local attachments or prejudices; not provincial; liberal.
Civil :: Civil (a.) Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable..
Uncivil :: Uncivil (a.) Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous; impolite; rude; unpolished; as, uncivil behavior..
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..
Lithocarp :: Lithocarp (n.) Fossil fruit; a fruit petrified; a carpolite.
Mannered :: Mannered (a.) Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self..
Asteism :: Asteism (n.) Genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.
Courtesy :: Courtesy (n.) An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor performed with politeness.
Genteel :: Genteel (a.) Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred; as, genteel company, manners, address..
Humanistic :: Humanistic (a.) Pertaining to polite kiterature.
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.
Unpolite :: Unpolite (a.) Not polite; impolite; rude.
Wernerite :: Wernerite (n.) The common grayish or white variety of soapolite.
Urbanity :: Urbanity (n.) The quality or state of being urbane; civility or courtesy of manners; politeness; refinement.
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