definition of the word polite

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

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

1. Well-mannered, civilized.

• 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.

• See also Wikisaurus:polite

• impolite
• rude

• politeness

• polish

Definition from Wiktionary Content avaible with GNU Free Documentation License

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