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| 1. | [ adjective ] showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. | |
| Related terms: | impolite courteous mannerly mannerly politeness | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] marked by refinement in taste and manners | |
| Synonyms: | cultured civilized cultivated genteel civilised | |
| Examples: | "cultivated speech" "cultured Bostonians" "cultured tastes" "a genteel old lady" "polite society" |
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| Related terms: | refined | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] marked by refinement in taste and manners | |
| Synonyms: | cultured cultivated genteel civilized | |
| Examples: | "cultivated speech" "cultured Bostonians" "cultured tastes" "a genteel old lady" "polite society" |
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| Related terms: | refined | |
| 4. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 8443 | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others | |
| Synonyms: | civil | |
| Examples: | "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham |
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| Related terms: | uncivil civility | |
| Similar spelling: |
Politte Polit pollute Pollitt poulette poulet polity Polito Politi Pouliot Pollett |
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