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Politesse
Politesse Pol`i*tesse", n. [F.] Politeness.
Politest
Polite Po*lite", a. [Compar. Politer; superl. Politest.] [L. politus, p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See Polish, v.] 1. Smooth; polished. [Obs.] Rays of light falling on a polite surface. --Sir I. Newton. 2. Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil. He marries, bows at court, and grows polite. --Pope. 3. Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature. --Macaulay. Syn: Polished; refined; well bred; courteous; affable; urbane; civil; courtly; elegant; genteel.

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- Polites is the name of two characters in Gr**** mythology of the Trojan War, and a genus of butterflies. Polites (friend of Odysseus) is a Gr**** warrior...
- Politeness theory, proposed by Penelope Brown and Stephen Levinson, centers on the notion of politeness, construed as efforts to redress the affronts...
- In Gr**** mythology, Polites (Ancient Gr****: Πολίτης), the friend of Odysseus, was a minor character in the epics by Homer. Polites was a member of Odysseus's...
- Politeness is the practical application of good manners or etiquette so as not to offend others and to put them at ease. It is a culturally defined phenomenon...
- Look up polite in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Polite may refer to: Politeness Polite (magazine), an American humor magazine Polite architecture or...
- War, Polites was one of those who accepted the gift. During the fall of Troy and the attempted escape to Latium, Neoptolemus shot an arrow in Polites' leg...
- within groups: The themistocles species group: Polites draco (W.H. Edwards, 1871) – draco skipper Polites mardon (W.H. Edwards, 1881) – Mardon skipper,...
- Politely! is a 1958 album by Keely Smith, with arrangements by Billy May. The initial Billboard magazine review from October 20, 1958 commented that "Miss...
- Polite (born March 30, 1998) is an American football outside linebacker who is currently a free agent. He pla**** college football at Florida. Polite has...
- Polites carus, the carus skipper, is a species of gr**** skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. The MONA or Hodges number for Polites carus is 4015...