not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W S Maugham
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 bored It's not polite to point or talk about strangers in public Gately, a quiet and very polite young man, made a favourable impression I hate having to make polite conversation. rude + politely po·lite·ly `Your home is beautiful,' I said politely rudely + politeness po·lite·ness She listened to him, but only out of politeness
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. Certain words are vulgar and not acceptable in polite society