polite
/pəˈlʌɪt/
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American sound/pəˈlʌɪt/
pəˈlʌɪt
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
pə - ˈlʌɪt -> polite
Myanmar meaning
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Synonyms
civil, well-bred, gracious, well-mannered, courteous, respectful, affable, amenable, amiable, attentive, bland, civilized, complaisant, concerned, conciliatory, condescending, considerate, cordial, courtly, cultured, deferential, diplomatic, elegant, friendly, genteel, gentle, gentleperson, good breeding, good person, good-mannered, good-natured, mannerly, manners, mild, neighborly, nice, nice person, obliging, obsequious, pleasant, poised, polished, politic, punctilious, refined, smooth, sociable, solicitous, sophisticated, sympathetic, thoughtful, urbane, well-behaved
Antonyms
aloof, antagonistic, callous, coarse, cold, cool, disagreeable, discourteous, disrespectful, hateful, heedless, impolite, inattentive, inconsiderate, mean, nasty, rough, rude, surly, thoughtless, uncaring, uncivil, uncivilized, unfeeling, unfriendly, unkind, unmannerly, unmindful, unpleasant, unrefined, unsociable, unsophisticated
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