polite society
The elite or upper crust of societyThe elite or upper crust of society.
» Has a certain presidential candidate lowered the bar for what may be said in polite society?
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2 senses(uncountable)The elite or upper crust of society.
(uncountable)That portion of society that is especially concerned with etiquette, proper behavior, and politeness.
Examples
3 sentencesHas a certain presidential candidate lowered the bar for what may be said in polite society?
Polite society frowned on Fadil's female conquests.
Polite society frowned on Sami's female conquests.
Translations
1 languagesLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.