polite

Adjective
  1. Showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc. (synset 300644180)
    tells us about: niceness, politeness - a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
    similar to:
  2. Marked by refinement in taste and manners (synset 301954376)
    "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society"
    similar to: refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
    same as: civilised, civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel
  3. Not rude;
    Marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others (synset 300645401)
    "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"
    tells us about: civility - formal or perfunctory politeness
    same as: civil

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