politer — po·lite || pÉ™ laɪt adj. courteous, having good manners; gentle, genial, kind … English contemporary dictionary
Polite — Po*lite , a. [Compar. {Politer}; superl. {Politest}.] [L. politus, p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See {Polish}, v.] 1. Smooth; polished. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Rays of light falling on a polite surface. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Politest — Polite Po*lite , a. [Compar. {Politer}; superl. {Politest}.] [L. politus, p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See {Polish}, v.] 1. Smooth; polished. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Rays of light falling on a polite surface. Sir I. Newton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polite — adjective (politer; est) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) polit, Latin politus, from past participle of polire Date: 15th century 1. a. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of advanced culture b. marked by refined cultural interests… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Expletive — The word expletive is currently used in three senses: syntactic expletives, expletive attributives, and bad language .The word expletive comes from the Latin verb explere , meaning to fill , via expletivus , filling out . It was introduced into… … Wikipedia
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Latin profanity — is the profane, indecent, or impolite vocabulary of Latin, and its uses. The profane vocabulary of early Vulgar Latin was largely sexual and scatological: the abundance[1] of religious profanity found in some of the Romance languages is a… … Wikipedia
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Galant — Zwischen Roman und offener Chronique Scandaleuse: Anne Marguerite Petit DuNoyer: Die galante Correspondentz, 1–2; Freyburg, H. Clement, 1712 Als galant bezeichnet man im alltäglichen deutschen Sprachgebrauch das zuvorkommende Verhalten eines… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Studentenroman — Titelseite von Des Verliebten Studentens ander Theil (Cölln: Peters Marteau ältester Sohn, Jonas Enclume, 1715). Ein Studentenroman ist ein Roman, der Ereignisse der Studienzeit als Sujet wählt. Die Gattung ist in weltweiter Perspektive… … Deutsch Wikipedia
