po·lite 
/pəˈlaɪt/ adjective
po·lit·er; po·lit·est /pəˈlaɪt/ adjective [or more polite; most polite] 1 : having or showing good manners or respect for other people
▪ Your children are very polite. [=they behave well with other people] ▪ It was polite of him to hold the door for them. ▪ Please be polite to the guests. ▪ It isn't polite to interrupt people when they're talking. ▪ He said he liked the show, but he was only being polite. [=he did not like the show, but he said that he did in order to show good manners] ▪ When she called the painting “unique” that was just a polite [=nice] way of saying she didn't like it. ▪ She received some polite applause despite the mistakes in her performance. ▪ They had been fighting, but they were able to make polite [=civil] conversation at dinner. 2 always used before a noun : socially correct or proper
▪ polite speech [=somewhat formal speech that is not offensive and can be used in all situations] ▪ Certain words should not be used in polite society/company. [=with people who value good manners]
▪ Your children are very polite. [=they behave well with other people] ▪ It was polite of him to hold the door for them. ▪ Please be polite to the guests. ▪ It isn't polite to interrupt people when they're talking. ▪ He said he liked the show, but he was only being polite. [=he did not like the show, but he said that he did in order to show good manners] ▪ When she called the painting “unique” that was just a polite [=nice] way of saying she didn't like it. ▪ She received some polite applause despite the mistakes in her performance. ▪ They had been fighting, but they were able to make polite [=civil] conversation at dinner.
▪ polite speech [=somewhat formal speech that is not offensive and can be used in all situations] ▪ Certain words should not be used in polite society/company. [=with people who value good manners]
— po·lite·ly adverb
▪ She asked them politely to leave. = She politely asked them to leave. ▪ He is not, to put it politely [=to say this in a way that shows good manners], the best guitar player in the world.
▪ She asked them politely to leave. = She politely asked them to leave. ▪ He is not, to put it politely [=to say this in a way that shows good manners], the best guitar player in the world.
— po·lite·ness noun [noncount]
▪ She only did it out of politeness. [=to be polite; because she wanted to show good manners]
▪ She only did it out of politeness. [=to be polite; because she wanted to show good manners]
