Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 14 compound words that contain polite. The most common are listed below. Open polite in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- polite societyThe elite or upper crust of society.
- polite fictionA social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment.
- over-politeExcessively polite.
- polite noticeA heading commonly placed on certain notices, such as "no parking" notices, originally intended to be misread at a glance as "police notice", thus imparting a spurious authority, and often using similar typography to genuine police …
- polite fictionsplural of polite fiction: A social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment.
- polite literatureBelles-lettres; light reading.
Compound words 14
- impoliteNot polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.
- unpoliteUnsophisticated, not refined; coarse, uncultured.
- politesomeCharacterised or marked by politeness.
- superpoliteExceptionally polite.
- nonpoliteNot polite.
- overpoliteexcessively polite
- politefulPolite.
- politenessThe quality of being polite.
- cosmopoliteOne who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.
- politesseCivility, politeness, courtesy or gallantry; genteel politeness or an instance of this.