Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: polite
IPA transcription: [pəl'aɪt]
Pronunciations of polite
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: polite
    Meaning: showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
  • Synonyms: civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite
    Meaning: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
Usage examples
  • He was effusively polite.
  • A polite name for balloon juice.
  • "He is, indeed," said the man, with a polite bow.
  • But Thurston had no smile ready, polite or otherwise.
  • "Listen!" said the little man, deigning no reply to this polite inquiry.
  • He then left a polite, tender note for Charlotte, and returned to New-York.
  • It was Park, still trying to be polite and not commit himself on the subject of Jack.
  • So she would be as polite as she could to people who in the least deserved politeness.
  • "Nothing warranted me to answer him otherwise; he was polite to me and I was so to him."
  • Simpson's expression of polite attention did not vary, and his only comment was: "Certainly, miss.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, License CC BY-SA 4.0