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politeadjective showing consideration, courtesy, and good mannersit's only polite to hold the door for the person behind you civil, courteous, genteel, gracious, mannerly, well-bred attentive, careful, considerate, nice, solicitous, thoughtfulchivalrous, civilized, courtly, gallant, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, ladylikeceremonial, ceremonious, red-carpetcouth, formal, smooth, suave, unctuous, urbaneelegant, refineddeferential, dutiful, respectful, submissive, yieldingacceptable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, comme il faut, correct, decent, decorous, fit, fitting, good, meet, proper, respectable, right, seemly, suitableaffable, cordial, friendly, genial, hospitable, pleasant, sociablefelicitous, gracefuldemure, humble, meek, modest, unassertive discourteous, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impolite, inconsiderate, mannerless, rude, thoughtless, uncivil, ungenteel, ungracious, unmannered, unmannerly heedless, inconsiderate, thoughtlessaudacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassy, disrespectful, impertinent, impudent, insolent, lippy, saucy, shamelessboorish, churlish, clodhopping, clownish, loutish, uncouth, vulgarcasual, informal, unceremoniousimproper, inappropriate, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, uncalled-for, unrespectable, unseemlyarrogant, conceited, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious following the established traditions of refined society and good tastesuch matters are never mentioned in polite conversation befitting, correct, de rigueur, decent, decorous, genteel, nice, proper, respectable, seemly acceptable, adequate, satisfactory, tolerabledress, dressy, formaldignified, elegant, graciouspriggish, prim, stiff, stuffyapt, material, relevantcompatible, congenial, harmoniousallowed, authorized, kosher, permitted improper, inappropriate, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, unbecoming, ungenteel, unseemly intolerable, unacceptable, unsatisfactorycasual, grungy, informalseedy, shabby, tackybanned, barred, disallowedforbidden, interdicted, outlawed, prohibited, proscribedawkward, gauche, ungraceful civil, polite, courteous, gallant, chivalrous mean observant of the forms required by good breeding.civil often suggests little more than the avoidance of overt rudeness.owed the questioner a civil reply polite commonly implies polish of speech and manners and sometimes suggests an absence of cordiality.if you can't be pleasant, at least be polite courteous implies more actively considerate or dignified politeness.clerks who were unfailingly courteous to customers gallant and chivalrous imply courteous attentiveness especially to women.gallant suggests spirited and dashing behavior and ornate expressions of courtesy.a gallant suitor of the old school chivalrous suggests high-minded and self-sacrificing behavior.a chivalrous display of duty ca. 1500 |