polite
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin politus (“polished”), past participle of polire (“to polish”); see polish.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
polite (comparative politer or more polite, superlative politest or most polite)
Usage notes [edit]
- The one-word comparative form politer and superlative form politest exist, but are less common than their two-word counterparts more polite and most polite.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:polite
Antonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
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Translations [edit]
well-mannered
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Verb [edit]
polite (third-person singular simple present polites, present participle politing, simple past and past participle polited)
- (obsolete, transitive) To polish; to refine; to render polite.
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References [edit]
- Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989
External links [edit]
- polite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- polite in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
polite f pl
- feminine plural of polito
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
polīte
- second-person plural present active imperative of poliō