Another word for polite
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Adjective
Full of polite concern for the well-being of others
- Given to careful thought; reflective:
- Engrossed in thought:
- Exhibiting or characterized by careful thought:
- Showing great attention or concern to another:
- Expressing care or concern for another:
- Showing great care; careful or meticulous:
- Smartly or boldly stylish; dashing:
- Unflinching in battle or action; valiant:
- Nobly or selflessly resolute:
- Characterized by gracious consideration toward others.
- Having or showing regard for the needs or feelings of others.
- Characterized by careful thought; deliberate.
- Paying close attention; alert or observant:
- Showing care for the needs or desires of others; caring or courteous.
Characterized by good manners
- Polite; courteous.
- Raised to be well-mannered and refined.
- Born to parents considered to be of good stock. Used of animals.
- Having or showing good manners.
- With good manners; politely.
- Refined or polite, often in an affected way:
- Typical or characteristic of the upper class:
- Elegantly stylish or fashionable:
- Characterized by gracious consideration toward others.
- Of, relating to, or befitting a citizen or citizens:
- Of or relating to citizens and their interrelations with one another or with the state:
- Of ordinary citizens or ordinary community life as distinguished from the military or the ecclesiastical:
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Another word for polite
Modifier
Courteous
Refined
- Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner.
- Educated, polished, and refined; cultivated.
- Produced under artificial and controlled conditions:
- Raised to be well-mannered and refined.
- Born to parents considered to be of good stock. Used of animals.
- Made shiny and smooth by rubbing or chemical action.
- Naturally shiny and smooth.
- Having the husk or outer layers removed. Used of grains of rice.
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Synonym Study
- Gallant suggests a dashing display of courtesy, esp. to women her gallant lover
- Chivalrous implies disinterested courtesy toward women or devotion to the cause of the weak
- Civil implies merely a refraining from rudeness keep a civil tongue in your head
- Courteous suggests a still more positive and sincere graciousness toward others that springs from an inherent thoughtfulness always courteous to strangers
- Polite suggests a positive observance of etiquette in social behavior it is not polite to interrupt
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