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KK Pronunciation

〔 pәˋlaIt 〕

Pronunciation

〔 pәˊlait 〕


Overview of adj polite

The adj polite has 3 senses


  • polite -- (showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.)

  • civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite -- (marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society")

  • civil, polite -- (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)