polite meaning and definition

POLITE adjective

Definition of polite (adjective)

1. showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
   • antonym: impolite
2. marked by refinement in taste and manners
   • "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
   • synonyms: civilised, civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel
3. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
   • "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham
   • synonyms: civil
   • antonym: rude