polite

== English == === Etymology === From Latin polītus (“polished”), past participle of poliō (“to polish, smooth”); see polish. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pəˈlaɪt/ Rhymes: -aɪt === Adjective === polite (comparative politer or more polite, superlative politest or most polite) Well-mannered, civilized. (obsolete) Smooth, polished, burnished. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:polite ==== Antonyms ==== impolite rude ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== polish ==== Translations ==== === Verb === polite (third-person singular simple present polites, present participle politing, simple past and past participle polited) (obsolete, transitive) To polish; to refine; to render polite. ==== References ==== John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “polite”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. ==== Further reading ==== “polite”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “polite”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === piolet, topile == Italian == === Adjective === polite f pl feminine plural of polito === Anagrams === oplite, pilote == Latin == === Verb === polīte second-person plural present active imperative of poliō === References === “polite”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “polite”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers == Spanish == === Verb === polite second-person singular voseo imperative of polir combined with te