polite

Definition

Examples

The staff at the hotel were always polite and helpful.

Word Family

Synonyms

• courteousexhibiting courtesy and politeness
• respectfulfull of or exhibiting respect
• civilapplying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

Collocations

• Easy polite manners at the table
  describing polite manners at the table (showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc)
• Medium maintain a polite tone in business correspondence
  to keep in good condition or preserve regarding a polite tone in business correspondence
• Hard meet requests with polite refusal
  to fulfill, satisfy, or encounter regarding requests with polite refusal
• Very Hard polite fiction maintained by all parties
  describing polite fiction maintained by all parties (showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc)