polite

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Antonyms 1.2.4 Derived terms 1.2.5 Related terms 1.2.6 Translations 1.2.7 References 1.2.8 External links 1.3 Anagrams 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin politus (“‘polished’”), pp. of polire (“‘to polish’”); see polish.

[edit] Adjective

polite (comparative politer or more polite, superlative politest or most polite)

1. Well-mannered, civilized.
2. (obsolete) Smooth, polished, burnished.

[edit] Usage notes

• 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:polite

[edit] Antonyms

• impolite
• rude

[edit] Derived terms

• over-polite
• politeness

[edit] Related terms

• polish

[edit] Translations

[edit] References

• Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989

[edit] External links

• polite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• polite in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of eilopt
• piolet

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

polite f.

1. Feminine plural form of polito