| accomplishment |
(often pl.) talent, social poise, or achievement valued by polite society. [1/3 definitions] |
| afraid |
feeling polite sorrow or regret. [1/3 definitions] |
| ceremonious |
given to formality or ceremony; formally polite. [1/2 definitions] |
| ceremony |
a social custom or polite ritual. [1/4 definitions] |
| common courtesy |
something generally done or said in a given situation in order to be considerate or polite. |
| could |
used in present or future time to talk about some action or state that is possible but not certain (often used in polite requests or offers). [1/4 definitions] |
| debonair |
having or marked by a charming and carefree but polite manner; suave. |
| declination |
a polite refusal. [1/5 definitions] |
| decline |
to refuse in a civil or polite way (to do or to give something). [1/10 definitions] |
| deference |
respectful or polite regard. [1/2 definitions] |
| devoir |
(pl.) acts or expressions of courtesy, civility, or respect, such as polite greetings. [1/2 definitions] |
| excuse |
to make a polite statement that allows (oneself) to leave the presence of others without the feeling of acting rudely. [1/11 definitions] |
| finishing school |
a private school at the secondary or junior college level for the training of young women, esp. in the social graces and accomplishments appropriate to polite society. |
| formal |
in accordance with well-established, solemn or polite customs and conventions; ceremonious. [1/9 definitions] |
| genteel |
exaggeratedly or affectedly polite and refined. [1/2 definitions] |
| gentleman |
in polite speech, any man. [1/4 definitions] |
| go to the bathroom |
(informal; polite) to use a toilet, or to relieve oneself without a toilet. |
| gracious |
inclined to do what is polite, kind, right, or considerate. [2/5 definitions] |
| impolite |
not polite; rude. |
| lady |
a polite term for a woman or girl. [1/3 definitions] |
| manner |
(pl.) proper behavior; polite conduct. [1/5 definitions] |