- showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
- civilized: marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
- civil: 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
- (politely) in a polite manner; "the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady...'"
- (politeness) a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
- (politeness) the act of showing regard for others
- (politic) marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply"
- Polite is a semi-regular general interest and humor magazine published in the United States. Its tagline is "Generally interesting."
- Polite architecture, or "the Polite" refers to buildings designed to include the artifice of non-local styles for decorative effect by professional architects. Its opposite in architectural terms is vernacular architecture.
- Politely (foaled 1963 in Maryland) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. She was bred by Allaire du Pont and raced under her Bohemia Stable banner. ...
- Politeness is best expressed as the practical application of good manners or etiquette. It is a culturally defined phenomenon, and therefore what is considered polite in one culture can sometimes be quite rude or simply strange in another cultural context.
- (Polites) In Greek mythology, Polites (Greek: Πολίτης) referred to two different people, both of whom feature as minor characters in the epics by Homer.
- (Polites (butterfly)) The Polites is genus of North American butterfly of the Hesperiidae family (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers).
- Well-mannered, civilized; Smooth, polished, burnished
- (politic) Shrewd, prudent and expedient; Discreet and diplomatic; Artful, crafty or cunning
- (Politeness) 1) The screen of language; the irony of civility; a fishing rod. 2) A substitute for war. 3) To wipe your feet carefully on the common doormat before letting yourself in another's premises with a skeleton key. 4) Caliban in a boiled shirt, tuxedo and spats. ...
- (Politeness) be careful to avoid derogatory words as they are rude about something or someone. An example is 'puerile', which means silly and childish.
- (Politeness) the most acceptable hypocrisy.
- Politeness refers to attempts by the crawler software to limit load on a site. Without politeness restrictions the crawler might otherwise overwhelm smaller sites and even cause moderately sized sites to slow down significantly. ...
- (POLITES) (Uo\trns\ 1. A son of Priam and Hecabe, and father of Priam the younger, was a valiant warrior, but was slain by Pyrrhus. (Horn. IL ii. 791, xiii. 533, xxiv. 250 ; Virg. Aen. ii. 526, v. 564.)
- Polites was a son of Priam and Hecabe. He was killed before them by Neoptolemus.
- (politic) shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic; contrived in a shrewd and practical way; expedient: a politic reply; political: the body politic. Syn. astute, ingenius; wary, discreet. See diplomatic.
- (Politic) Slang, v (1)to speak or converse with. Standard, adj. (1)Using or marked by prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; artful. (2)Using, displaying, or proceeding from policy; judicious: a politic decision. (3) Crafty; cunning.
- (Politic) to speak or converse with. Primarily used in the Northeast (NY, NJ, PA, etc), United States.
- (Keating): the stage in which people indicate and seek mutual trust or respect, and marked by caution in giving commitment or offering criticism; introductions are appropriate.