What does polite mean?
Polite means Well-mannered, civilized..
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/pəˈlaɪt/ · adjective
Well-mannered, civilized..
It's not polite to use a mobile phone in a restaurant.
Try and be polite to Auntie Maria for once.
He marries, bows at court, and grows polite.
I told him about everything I could think of; and what I couldn't think of he did. He asked about six questions during my yarn, but every question had a point to it. At the end he bowed and thanked me once more. As a thanker he was main-truck high; I never see anybody so polite.
rays of light […]falling on […]a polite surface
those exercises plied, which polite men's spirits
Use polite when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Polite means Well-mannered, civilized..
Common synonyms include civil, civilized, complaisant, correct.
Possible antonyms include impolite, rude, bad-mannered, ill-mannered.
It's not polite to use a mobile phone in a restaurant.
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