Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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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.
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Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
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