poli

Meaning

polir

  1. to shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding (often polish up)
  2. to refine; remove imperfections

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Concepts

polite
courteous
smooth
well-mannered
polished
civil
polish
🇵🇱
suave
mannerly
genteel
slick
courtly
kind
well-behaved
civilized
high-minded
hospitable
impolite
nice
shine
sleek
smoothness
thorough
well behaved
bright
Polite
brush
care
careful
civic
civilised
close
conscientious
cultivated
cultured

debonair

glassiness
glossy
graceful
gracious
Synonyms

courtois
C2
lisse
C2

sans aspérité

civil
C1

sans anicroche

sans à-coup

coulant
21k
plat
B1
égal
B2
flatteur
C2
imberbe
glabre
fluide
C2
aimable
B2
uni
C2
luisant
37k
hospitalier
28k
🏥
fleuri
26k
impoli
C1
élevé
B1
attentif
C2
lustre
23k
mal
A1

mal poli

cultivé
C2
consciencieux
25k
civilisé
C2
bienséant
scrupuleux
43k
soigneux
40k
glissant
C2
Translations

höflich
cortês
cortese
beleefd
polido
cortés
gentil
educato
glatt
gentil
educat
cortès
hoffelijk

galant

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɔ.li/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin
polītus
In summary

Inherited from Latin polītus.

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