different between polite vs conciliatory
polite
English
Etymology
From Latin pol?tus (“polished”), past participle of poli? (“I polish, smooth”); see polish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??la?t/
Adjective
polite (comparative politer or more polite, superlative politest or most polite)
- Well-mannered, civilized.
- 1733, Alexander Pope, Epistle to Bathurst
- He marries, bows at court, and grows polite.
- 1733, Alexander Pope, Epistle to Bathurst
- (obsolete) Smooth, polished, burnished.
- rays of light […] falling on […] a polite surface
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:polite
Antonyms
- impolite
- rude
Derived terms
- over-polite
- politeness
- polite literature
- polite society
Related terms
- polish
Translations
Verb
polite (third-person singular simple present polites, present participle politing, simple past and past participle polited)
- (obsolete, transitive) To polish; to refine; to render polite.
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “polite”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
Further reading
- polite in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- polite in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- piolet, topile
Italian
Adjective
polite f pl
- feminine plural of polito
Anagrams
- pilote
Latin
Verb
pol?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of poli?
References
- polite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- polite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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conciliatory
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /k?n?s?l.i.??t??.i/
Adjective
conciliatory (comparative more conciliatory, superlative most conciliatory)
- Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions.
- 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, "Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
- Shaken by the biggest challenge to their authority in years, Brazil’s leaders made conciliatory gestures on Tuesday to try to defuse the protests engulfing the nation’s cities.
- 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, "Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
Antonyms
- unconciliatory
Derived terms
- conciliatoriness
Translations
conciliatory From the web:
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- what does conciliatory mean
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- what is conciliatory approach
- what is conciliatory language
- what is conciliatory tone
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