polite
polite
adj.
Ar. and P. ἀστεῖος, χᾰρίεις.
Affable: P. and V. εὐπροσήγορος, φιλάνθρωπος, φῐλόφρων (Xen.), P. ῥᾴδιος, κοινός, εὐπρόσοδος.
Respectful: P. and V. κόσμιος, V. αἰδοῖος, αἰδόφρων.
adj.
Ar. and P. ἀστεῖος, χᾰρίεις.
Affable: P. and V. εὐπροσήγορος, φιλάνθρωπος, φῐλόφρων (Xen.), P. ῥᾴδιος, κοινός, εὐπρόσοδος.
Respectful: P. and V. κόσμιος, V. αἰδοῖος, αἰδόφρων.
POLITE
urbanus: affabilis: comis: blandus: civilis: benignus. SYN. in CIVIL.
urbanus: affabilis: comis: blandus: civilis: benignus. SYN. in CIVIL.
polite:
I. Courteous: cŏmis, hūmānus: v.COURTEOUS . Also perh. urbānus (having the refinement and polish which marks town as contrasted with country: cf. agrestis = boorish): Cic. Fam. 3, 8, med.: cf. POLITENESS . Or expr. by urbanitas: so p. a person as you are, *qua es urbanitate; quae tua est urbanitas. See also OBLIGING .
II. Elegant, refined: hūmānus: p. literature, *litterae humaniores: more class., politior humanitas (which however embraces all p. culture), Cic. de Or. 2, 17, 72.
I. Courteous: cŏmis, hūmānus: v.
II. Elegant, refined: hūmānus: p. literature, *litterae humaniores: more class., politior humanitas (which however embraces all p. culture), Cic. de Or. 2, 17, 72.