polite
🇺🇸
/pəˈlaɪt/
🇬🇧
/pəˈlaɪt/
adjective
A2
showing good manners and respect for others
It is polite to say 'please' and 'thank you'.
B2
socially correct but not always sincere
He gave a polite answer but didn't really mean it.
R
from a higher social class that thinks it is better
In polite society, such behavior is not acceptable.
translation
showing good manners and respect for others; socially correct but not always sincere; from a higher social class that thinks it is better
Word Forms
Comparative
politer
Superlative
politest