polite man
1Polite fiction — refers to a social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternate version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment. It is closely related to euphemism, in which a word or phrase that might be …
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3man´ner|li|ness — man|ner|ly «MAN uhr lee», adjective, adverb. –adj. having or showing good manners; polite: »It is not mannerly to contradict one s parents. Here is mannerly forbearance (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): courteous, civil, well behaved. –adv. politely;… …
4man|ner|ly — «MAN uhr lee», adjective, adverb. –adj. having or showing good manners; polite: »It is not mannerly to contradict one s parents. Here is mannerly forbearance (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): courteous, civil, well behaved. –adv. politely; courteously:… …
5polite — [[t]pəla͟ɪt[/t]] politer, politest 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is polite has good manners and behaves in a way that is socially correct and not rude to other people. Everyone around him was trying to be polite, but you could tell they were all… …
6polite — [15] Someone who is polite is etymologically ‘polished’ – indeed that is what the word originally meant in English (‘The arch within and without was hiled [covered] with gold polite’, Mirror of man’s salvation 1450). This had passed… …
7polite — [15] Someone who is polite is etymologically ‘polished’ – indeed that is what the word originally meant in English (‘The arch within and without was hiled with gold polite’, Mirror of man’s salvation 1450). This had passed metaphorically into… …
8man — man1 manless, adj. manlessly, adv. manlessness, n. manness, n. /man/, n., pl. men, v., manned, manning, interj. n. 1. an adult male person, as distinguished from a …
9polite fiction — noun A social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment. Susan is only able to deal with the fact that her husband has sex with the man …
10Good humor man — Good Good, a. [Compar. {Better}; superl. {Best}. These words, though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are from a different root.] [AS. G[=o]d, akin to D. goed, OS. g[=o]d, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. g[=o][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. god, Goth …