1. (

• polite

) showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. ;

2. (

• civilized ,
• civilised ,
• cultivated ,
• cultured ,
• genteel ,
• polite

) marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" ;

3. (

• civil ,
• polite ,

) not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham ;