"polite" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /pəˈlaɪt/ Audio: En-polite.ogg Forms: politer [comparative], more polite [comparative], politest [superlative], most polite [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪt Etymology: From Latin polītus (“polished”), past participle of poliō (“I polish, smooth”); see polish. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pel- (beat)}}, {{uder|en|la|polītus||polished}} Latin polītus (“polished”), {{m|la|poliō||I polish, smooth}} poliō (“I polish, smooth”), {{m|en|polish}} polish Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} polite (comparative politer or more polite, superlative politest or most polite)
  1. Well-mannered, civilized. Translations (well-mannered): beleefd (Afrikaans), i sjellshëm (Albanian), أَدِيب (ʔadīb) (Arabic), مُؤَدَّب (muʔaddab) (Arabic), քաղաքավարի (kʻaġakʻavari) (Armenian), nəzakətli (Azerbaijani), әҙәпле (əźəple) (Bashkir), ихтирамлы (ixtiramlı) (Bashkir), ве́тлівы (vjétlivy) (Belarusian), учти́в (učtív) (Bulgarian), ве́жлив (véžliv) (Bulgarian), မွန်ရည် (mwanrany) (Burmese), ယဉ်ကျေ (yanykye) (Burmese), ညင်သာ (nyangsa) (Burmese), cortès (Catalan), educat (Catalan), polit (Catalan), 有禮貌 (Chinese Cantonese), 有礼貌 (jau⁵ lai⁵ maau⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 斯文 (si¹ man⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 有禮貌 (Chinese Mandarin), 有礼貌 (yǒulǐmào) (Chinese Mandarin), 客氣 (Chinese Mandarin), 客气 (kèqi) (Chinese Mandarin), 斯文 (sīwén) (Chinese Mandarin), zdvořilý (Czech), slušný (Czech), høflig (Danish), beleefd (Dutch), ĝentila (Esperanto), viisakas (Estonian), kohtelias (Finnish), poli (French), თავაზიანი (tavaziani) (Georgian), höflich (German), ευγενικός (evgenikós) (Greek), מְנוּמָס (m'numás) (Hebrew), सभ्य (sabhya) (Hindi), udvarias (Hungarian), kurteis (Icelandic), sopan (Indonesian), sibhialta (Irish), béasach (Irish), cortese (Italian), educato (Italian), 丁寧 (teinei) (alt: ていねい) (Japanese), 礼儀正しい (reigitadashii) (alt: れいぎただしい) (Japanese), әдепті (ädeptı) (Kazakh), биязы (biäzy) (Kazakh), ចេះគួរសម (cheh kuə sɑɑ mɔɔ) (Khmer), គួរសម (kuə sɑɑ mɔɔ) (Khmer), 공손하다 (gongsonhada) (Korean), адептүү (adeptüü) (Kyrgyz), сылык (sılık) (Kyrgyz), ສຸພາບ (su phāp) (Lao), cōmis (Latin), pieklājīgs (Latvian), mandagus (Lithuanian), учтив (učtiv) (Macedonian), sopan (Malay), മര്യാദയുള്ള (maryādayuḷḷa) (Malayalam), эелдэг (ejeldeg) (Mongolian), poli [Jersey] (Norman), høflig (Norwegian), مؤدب (mo'addab) (Persian), heeflich (Plautdietsch), uprzejmy (Polish), grzeczny (Polish), educado (Portuguese), polido (Portuguese), cortês (Portuguese), politicos (Romanian), ве́жливый (véžlivyj) (Russian), учти́вый (učtívyj) (Russian), modhail (Scottish Gaelic), suairc (Scottish Gaelic), cùirteil (Scottish Gaelic), у̀чтив [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), уљудан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), одгојен [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ùčtiv [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), uljudan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), odgojen [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), zdvorilý (Slovak), slušný (Slovak), vljuden (Slovene), cortés (Spanish), educado (Spanish), hövlig (Swedish), artig (Swedish), боадаб (boadab) (Tajik), боназокат (bonazokat) (Tajik), мулоим (muloyim) (Tajik), хушмуомила (xušmuomila) (Tajik), муаддаб (muaddab) (Tajik), สุภาพ (sù-pâap) (Thai), kibar (Turkish), nazik (Turkish), näzik (Turkmen), hoşamaý (Turkmen), edepli (Turkmen), вві́чливий (vvíčlyvyj) (Ukrainian), че́мний (čémnyj) (Ukrainian), ґре́чний (gréčnyj) (Ukrainian), odobli (Uzbek), muyolim (Uzbek), xushmuomala (Uzbek), silliq (Uzbek), boadab (Uzbek), adabli (Uzbek), nazokatli (Uzbek), lịch sự (Vietnamese), lễ phép (Vietnamese), poli [masculine] (Walloon), oniesse [common-gender] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-polite-en-adj-UVx9VnNH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 4 10 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 77 8 15 Disambiguation of 'well-mannered': 91 9
  2. (obsolete) Smooth, polished, burnished. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-polite-en-adj-k8fKneNF Disambiguation of Personality: 1 73 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: chivalrous, gallant, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly Derived forms: over-polite, polite fiction, polite literature, politeness, polite notice, polite society Related terms: polish, friendly, kindly

Verb [English]

IPA: /pəˈlaɪt/ Audio: En-polite.ogg Forms: polites [present, singular, third-person], politing [participle, present], polited [participle, past], polited [past]
Rhymes: -aɪt Etymology: From Latin polītus (“polished”), past participle of poliō (“I polish, smooth”); see polish. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pel- (beat)}}, {{uder|en|la|polītus||polished}} Latin polītus (“polished”), {{m|la|poliō||I polish, smooth}} poliō (“I polish, smooth”), {{m|en|polish}} polish Head templates: {{en-verb}} polite (third-person singular simple present polites, present participle politing, simple past and past participle polited)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To polish; to refine; to render polite. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-polite-en-verb-tUNH~1RZ

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form|g=f-p}} polite f pl
  1. feminine plural of polito Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: polito
    Sense id: en-polite-it-adj-Z-vXBZyw Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Latin]

Forms: polīte [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|verb form|head=polīte}} polīte
  1. second-person plural present active imperative of poliō Tags: active, form-of, imperative, plural, present, second-person Form of: poliō
    Sense id: en-polite-la-verb-OMGFBEz- Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} polite
  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of polir combined with te Tags: form-of, imperative, object-second-person, object-singular, second-person, singular, with-voseo Form of: polir
    Sense id: en-polite-es-verb-JC~~et3c Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "He marries, bows at court, and grows polite.",
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          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "beleefd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "i sjellshëm"
        },
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          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʔadīb",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "أَدِيب"
        },
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          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "muʔaddab",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "مُؤَدَّب"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "kʻaġakʻavari",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "քաղաքավարի"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "nəzakətli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "əźəple",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "әҙәпле"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "ixtiramlı",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "ихтирамлы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "vjétlivy",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "ве́тлівы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "učtív",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "учти́в"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "véžliv",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "ве́жлив"
        },
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          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "mwanrany",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "မွန်ရည်"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "yanykye",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "ယဉ်ကျေ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "nyangsa",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "ညင်သာ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "cortès"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "educat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "polit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "有禮貌"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "jau⁵ lai⁵ maau⁶",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "有礼貌"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "si¹ man⁴",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "斯文"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "有禮貌"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yǒulǐmào",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "有礼貌"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "客氣"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "kèqi",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "客气"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "sīwén",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "斯文"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "zdvořilý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "slušný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "høflig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "beleefd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "ĝentila"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "viisakas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "kohtelias"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "poli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "tavaziani",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "თავაზიანი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "höflich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "evgenikós",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "ευγενικός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "m'numás",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "מְנוּמָס"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sabhya",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "सभ्य"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "udvarias"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "kurteis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "sopan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "sibhialta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "béasach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "cortese"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "educato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "alt": "ていねい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "teinei",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "丁寧"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "alt": "れいぎただしい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "reigitadashii",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "礼儀正しい"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "ädeptı",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "әдепті"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "biäzy",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "биязы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "cheh kuə sɑɑ mɔɔ",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "ចេះគួរសម"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kuə sɑɑ mɔɔ",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "គួរសម"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gongsonhada",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "공손하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "adeptüü",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "адептүү"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "sılık",
          "sense": "well-mannered",
          "word": "сылык"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "code": "lo",
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        "4": "I polish, smooth"
      },
      "expansion": "poliō (“I polish, smooth”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "polish"
      },
      "expansion": "polish",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin polītus (“polished”), past participle of poliō (“I polish, smooth”); see polish.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "politer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more polite",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "politest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most polite",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er",
        "2": "more"
      },
      "expansion": "polite (comparative politer or more polite, superlative politest or most polite)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "chivalrous"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "gallant"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "gentlemanlike"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "gentlemanly"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "polish"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "friendly"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "kindly"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It's not polite to use a mobile phone in a restaurant.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1733, Alexander Pope, Epistle to Bathurst",
          "text": "He marries, bows at court, and grows polite.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Well-mannered, civilized."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Well-mannered",
          "well-mannered"
        ],
        [
          "civilized",
          "civilized"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Smooth, polished, burnished."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Smooth",
          "smooth"
        ],
        [
          "polished",
          "polished"
        ],
        [
          "burnished",
          "burnished"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Smooth, polished, burnished."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pəˈlaɪt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪt"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-polite.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/En-polite.ogg/En-polite.ogg.mp3",
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      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "civil"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "civilized"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "courteous"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "cultivated"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "mannerly"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "polite"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "politic"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "reasonable"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "refined"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "urbane"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "well-mannered"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:polite",
      "word": "well-bred"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "beleefd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "i sjellshëm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔadīb",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "أَدِيب"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "muʔaddab",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "مُؤَدَّب"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kʻaġakʻavari",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "քաղաքավարի"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "nəzakətli"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "əźəple",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "әҙәпле"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "ixtiramlı",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "ихтирамлы"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "vjétlivy",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "ве́тлівы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "učtív",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "учти́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "véžliv",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "ве́жлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "mwanrany",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "မွန်ရည်"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "yanykye",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "ယဉ်ကျေ"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "nyangsa",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "ညင်သာ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "cortès"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "educat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "polit"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "有禮貌"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "jau⁵ lai⁵ maau⁶",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "有礼貌"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "si¹ man⁴",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "斯文"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "有禮貌"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǒulǐmào",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "有礼貌"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "客氣"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kèqi",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "客气"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sīwén",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "斯文"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "zdvořilý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "slušný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "høflig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "beleefd"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "ĝentila"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "viisakas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "kohtelias"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "poli"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tavaziani",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "თავაზიანი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "höflich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "evgenikós",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "ευγενικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "m'numás",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "מְנוּמָס"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sabhya",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "सभ्य"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "udvarias"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "kurteis"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "sopan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "sibhialta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "béasach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "cortese"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "educato"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ていねい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "teinei",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "丁寧"
    },
    {
      "alt": "れいぎただしい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "reigitadashii",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "礼儀正しい"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "ädeptı",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "әдепті"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "biäzy",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "биязы"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "cheh kuə sɑɑ mɔɔ",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "ចេះគួរសម"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kuə sɑɑ mɔɔ",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "គួរសម"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gongsonhada",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "공손하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "adeptüü",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "адептүү"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "sılık",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "сылык"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "su phāp",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "ສຸພາບ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "cōmis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "pieklājīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "mandagus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "učtiv",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "учтив"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "sopan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "maryādayuḷḷa",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "മര്യാദയുള്ള"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "ejeldeg",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "эелдэг"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey"
      ],
      "word": "poli"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "høflig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mo'addab",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "مؤدب"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "heeflich"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "uprzejmy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "grzeczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "educado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "polido"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "cortês"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "politicos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "véžlivyj",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "ве́жливый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "učtívyj",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "учти́вый"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "modhail"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "suairc"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "cùirteil"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "у̀чтив"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "уљудан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "одгојен"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "ùčtiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "uljudan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "odgojen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "zdvorilý"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "slušný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "vljuden"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "cortés"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "educado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "hövlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "artig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "boadab",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "боадаб"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "bonazokat",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "боназокат"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "muloyim",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "мулоим"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "xušmuomila",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "хушмуомила"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "muaddab",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "муаддаб"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sù-pâap",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "สุภาพ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "kibar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "nazik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "näzik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "hoşamaý"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "edepli"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vvíčlyvyj",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "вві́чливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čémnyj",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "че́мний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "gréčnyj",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "ґре́чний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "odobli"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "muyolim"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "xushmuomala"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "silliq"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "boadab"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "adabli"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "nazokatli"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "lịch sự"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "word": "lễ phép"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "poli"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "well-mannered",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "oniesse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "polite"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel- (beat)",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English undefined derivations",
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "uder"
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      "name": "m"
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "polites",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "politing",
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        "present"
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        "past"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
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        "To polish; to refine; to render polite."
      ],
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          "polish"
        ],
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          "refine",
          "refine"
        ]
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        "(obsolete, transitive) To polish; to refine; to render polite."
      ],
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        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/pəˈlaɪt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪt"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/En-polite.ogg/En-polite.ogg.mp3",
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      "text": "audio"
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}

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        "2": "adjective form",
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian adjective forms",
        "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Italian non-lemma forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "polito"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine plural of polito"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "polito",
          "polito#Italian"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "plural"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "polite"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "polīte",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "verb form",
        "head": "polīte"
      },
      "expansion": "polīte",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin non-lemma forms",
        "Latin verb forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "poliō"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person plural present active imperative of poliō"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poliō",
          "polio#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "polite"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "polite",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish non-lemma forms",
        "Spanish verb forms"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "polir"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person singular voseo imperative of polir combined with te"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "polir",
          "polir#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "te",
          "te#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "object-second-person",
        "object-singular",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "with-voseo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "polite"
}

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