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In polite society one laughs at all the jokes, including the ones one has heard before.
Frank Dane

Meaning of "polite society" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLITE SOCIETY

polite society  [pəˈlaɪt səˈsaɪətɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLITE SOCIETY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polite society is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLITE SOCIETY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of polite society in the English dictionary

The definition of polite society in the dictionary is You can refer to people who consider themselves to be socially superior and to set standards of behaviour for everyone else as polite society or polite company.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLITE SOCIETY


contrariety
ˌkɒntrəˈraɪətɪ
ebriety
ɪˈbraɪətɪ
gaiety
ˈɡeɪətɪ
intersociety
ˌɪntəsəˈsaɪətɪ
notoriety
ˌnəʊtəˈraɪətɪ
propriety
prəˈpraɪətɪ
sobriety
səʊˈbraɪətɪ
society
səˈsaɪətɪ
subcontrariety
ˌsʌbkɒntrəˈraɪətɪ
subsociety
ˌsʌbsəˈsaɪətɪ
subvariety
ˈsʌbvəˌraɪətɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLITE SOCIETY

polite
polite company
politely
politeness
politesse
Politian
politic
political
political action committee
political asylum
political commissar
political convention
political correctness
political economy
political football
political geography
political incorrectness
political party
political prisoner
political science

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLITE SOCIETY

Audubon Society
benefit society
Big Society
building society
civic society
civil society
class society
consumer society
debating society
dramatic society
Fabian Society
friendly society
high society
honor society
humane society
John Birch Society
Law Society
preservation society
Royal Society
secret society
variety

Synonyms and antonyms of polite society in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polite society» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLITE SOCIETY

Find out the translation of polite society to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polite society from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polite society» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

上流社会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sociedad educada
570 millions of speakers

English

polite society
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सभ्य समाज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المجتمع المهذب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вежливым общество
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sociedade educada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নম্র কোম্পানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la société polie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Syarikat yang sopan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

der feinen Gesellschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上流社会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

예의 바른 사회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sopan perusahaan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xã hội lịch sự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்ணியமான நிறுவனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विनयशील कंपनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nazik şirket
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

buona società
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uprzejmy społeczeństwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ввічливим суспільство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

societate politicos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευγενικό κοινωνία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beleefd gemeenskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

artigt samhälle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høflig samfunn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polite society

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLITE SOCIETY»

The term «polite society» is regularly used and occupies the 59.784 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLITE SOCIETY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polite society

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3 QUOTES WITH «POLITE SOCIETY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word polite society.
1
Frank Dane
In polite society one laughs at all the jokes, including the ones one has heard before.
2
Jessica Hagedorn
I'm an underdog person, so I align myself with those who seem to be not considered valuable in polite society.
3
Henry Lawson
And opposite the bench, the dock, divided by a partition, with the women to the left and the men to the right, as it is on the stairs or the block in polite society.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLITE SOCIETY»

Discover the use of polite society in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polite society and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Elite Women and Polite Society in Eighteenth-century Scotland
Women are shown to have played an important and very visible role in society at the time.
Katharine Glover, 2011
2
Polite society
An outsider in her Tennessee hometown, a precocious and unsteady young woman travels to Africa with the Peace Corps in search of adventure, where, despite her sense of humor, she continues to unravel. A first novel.
Melanie Sumner, 1995
3
Science for a Polite Society: Gender, Culture, and the ...
Science for a Polite Society is an intriguing reexamination of the social, cultural, and intellectual context of the origins of modern science.
Geoffrey V. Sutton, 1995
4
Is Polite Society Polite? and Other Essays
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
William Randolph Hearst, 2008
5
Fiction and Society in the Age of Pushkin: Ideology, ...
In each of these three novels, the ideology of polite society becomes problematic not only for the characters, but also for a self-conscious author-narrator, who must contend with the prejudices, tastes, conventions, and stylistic expectations of ...
William Mills Todd, 1986
6
Polite landscapes: gardens and society in eighteenth-century ...
But this narrow view wasn't necessarily shared by contemporaries, and Tom Williamson in this thought-provoking book reveals that the aristocracy and gentry, who paid for these private landscapes and lived in them, were motivated by more ...
Tom Williamson, 1995
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Women of Quality: Accepting and Contesting Ideals of ...
Other women on the margins of polite society because of geographical isolation or relative poverty felt similarly self-conscious. Lady Sarah Cowper often fretted in her diary about her lack of social skills, which she blamed partly on her ...
Ingrid H. Tague, 2002
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Edith Stein: A Philosophical Prologue, 1913-1922
In referring to polite society, Stein is speaking of that upper layer of society which has its own customs and standards, membership in which is valued precisely because so many are excluded from it, a caste whose members are able to ...
Alasdair C. MacIntyre, 2006
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Civil Tongues and Polite Letters in British America
Daphne O'Brien, "The First Congress, Polite Society, and Courtship in New York City: The Case of Margaret Lowther Page," paper, Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Society of Historians of the Early American Republic, Boston, July 1 5, 1994.
David S. Shields, 1997
10
The Rise of Middle-class Culture in Nineteenth-century Spain
The refined woman was situated first and foremost in the home, taking care of all things related to domestic activity, but she also had a relevant space in polite society, or in the beau monde. If the principal goal of the refined man was to make ...
Jesus Cruz, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLITE SOCIETY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polite society is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Huckabee's sad desperation: Being the “outrageous” candidate is …
When all of polite society was recoiling from the Duggar family over allegations of sexual abuse and cover ups, Huckabee rallied to the ... «Salon, Jul 15»
2
Does Trump Trump? Angelo Codevilla on Our Present Moment
... he errs on substance), place him outside the boundaries of their polite society. Thus do they throw Br'er Rabbit into the proverbial briar patch. «Power Line, Jul 15»
3
Huckabee reaches new low with ugly Holocaust rhetoric
... he routinely uses the kind of offensive rhetoric that should probably relegate him to the extremist fringe, disqualifying him from polite society. «MSNBC, Jul 15»
4
Bath Fashion Museum opening later throughout August
Current displays at the museum include 'Georgians – dress for polite society', featuring sumptuous Georgian dress alongside ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
Time to say goodbye to the Redskins?
In almost any dictionary you pick up, it is described in one way or another as a slur, not something you would ever use in polite society. If a word ... «News Sentinel, Jul 15»
6
Big Brother star Jade Lynch... I'm not easy
Michael Hirschorn asked in The Atlantic magazine in 2007: "Is there an easier position to take in polite society than to patronise reality TV? «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
7
Opinion: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and the all-caps vote
... he has said so many factually indefensible things that it's puzzling that Trump, and not Cruz, is considered the pariah in polite society. «Pocono Record, Jul 15»
8
Family of screaming toddler is actually rewarded for good parenting
It's a simple story, but one which shows what's still possible in polite society when we all make a bit of an effort to get along. I've given up on the ... «Hot Air, Jul 15»
9
Americans' constitutional paradox
Contrary to the bumper sticker that an armed society is a polite society, public health research shows an armed society is a dangerous society. «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
10
'Ava's Possessions': Fantasia Review
... Jordan Galland's Ava's Possessions realizes the obvious — it ain't easy to reenter polite society after spending weeks unleashing hell — and ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»

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