Another word for polite
polite
modif.
Courteous
courteous, civil, obliging, thoughtful, mannerly, attentive, pleasant, gentle, mild, nice, considerate, solicitous, conciliatory, conciliative, bland, honey-tongued, amiable, gracious, cordial, good-natured, sympathetic, interested, smooth, chivalrous, gallant, diplomatic, tactful, politic, benign, propitiatory, kindly, kind, courtly, benignant, affable, agreeable, complaisant, respectful, amenable, courtly, well-bred, genteel, gentlemanly, well-mannered, well-spoken, ceremonious, formal, proper, punctilious, sociable, ingratiating, neighborly, friendly.
Refined
polite suggests a positive observance of etiquette in social behavior it is not polite to interrupt; courteous suggests a still more positive and sincere graciousness toward others that springs from an inherent thoughtfulness always courteous to strangers; civil implies merely a refraining from rudeness keep a civil tongue in your head; chivalrous implies disinterested courtesy toward women or devotion to the cause of the weak; gallant suggests a dashing display of courtesy, esp. to women her gallant lover
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Another word for polite
Full of polite concern for the well-being of others:
attentive, considerate, courteous, gallant, solicitous, thoughtful. See careful, treat wellCharacterized by good manners:
civil, courteous, genteel, mannerly, well-bred, well-mannered. See courtesy
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