Polite

Adjective

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

Adverbs for Polite
dutifully; punctiliously; meticulously; particularly; excessively; deliberately; resolutely; determinedly; naturally; graciously; amiably; delightfully; properly; carefully; cautiously; nervously; awkwardly; clumsily; reluctantly; chivalrously; gallantly; ingratiatingly; suavely; smoothly; urbanely; unctuously; adroitly; formidably; scrupulously; ridiculously; absurdly; remarkably; courteously; obsequiously; affably.

Thesaurus
accommodating, affable, agreeable, attentive, civil, complaisant, considerate, cordial, courteous, deferential, diplomatic, fair, formal, genteel, graceful, gracious, mannerly, obliging, polished, proper, respectful, solicitous, tactful, thoughtful, urbane, well-mannered

Etymology
From politus:, past participle of polire:; see polish.

Usage notes

 * The one-word comparative form politer: and superlative form politest: exist, but are less common than their two-word counterparts undefined: and undefined:.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:polite

Antonyms

 * impolite
 * rude

Derived terms

 * over-polite
 * politeness

Related terms

 * polish

Anagrams

 * piolet

Translations

 * Arabic: مؤدب
 * Armenian: քաղաքավարի
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,  ,
 * Croatian: uljudan, odgojen
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: 丁寧な
 * Korean: 공손한 (gongsonhan)
 * Lao:
 * Latvian: pieklājīgs, pieklājīga
 * Lithuanian: mandagus, mandagi
 * Macedonian:
 * Norwegian: høflig
 * Polish: uprzejmy, uprzejma , uprzejme ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: modhail, suairc, cùirteil
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,

Adjective
polite


 * 1) Feminine plural form of polito

Anagrams

 * pilote