Main entry: polite, civil
Definition: not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
Usage: even if he didn't like them he should have been civil- W.S. Maugham
Main entry: polite
Definition: showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.
Antonyms: impolite
Definition: not polite
Antonyms: ungracious
Definition: lacking charm and good taste
Antonyms: discourteous
Definition: showing no courtesy; rude
Definition: offensive or even (of persons) malicious
Main entry: polite, genteel, civilised, civilized, cultivated, cultured
Definition: marked by refinement in taste and manners
Usage: cultivated speech; cultured Bostonians; cultured tastes; a genteel old lady; polite society
Antonyms: unrefined
Definition: (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth
Antonyms: crude, unprocessed, unrefined
Definition: not refined or processed