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civil
[ siv-uhl ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or consisting of citizens:
civil life; civil society.
- of the commonwealth or state:
civil affairs.
- of citizens in their ordinary capacity, or of the ordinary life and affairs of citizens, as distinguished from military and ecclesiastical life and affairs.
- of the citizen as an individual:
civil liberty.
- befitting a citizen:
a civil duty.
civil peoples.
- adhering to the norms of polite social intercourse; not deficient in common courtesy:
After their disagreement, their relations were civil though not cordial.
Synonyms: courtly, urbane, affable, suave, complaisant, gracious, deferential, respectful
- marked by benevolence:
He was a very civil sort, and we liked him immediately.
Synonyms: courtly, urbane, affable, suave, complaisant, gracious, deferential, respectful
- (of divisions of time) legally recognized in the ordinary affairs of life:
the civil year.
- of or relating to civil law.
civil
/ ˈsɪvəl /
adjective
- of the ordinary life of citizens as distinguished from military, legal, or ecclesiastical affairs
- of or relating to the citizen as an individual
civil rights
- of or occurring within the state or between citizens
civil strife
- polite or courteous
- a less common word for civic
- of or in accordance with Roman law
- relating to the private rights of citizens
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Derived Forms
- ˈcivilness, noun
- ˈcivilly, adverb
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Other Words From
- civil·ness noun
- anti·civil adjective
- half-civil adjective
- half-civil·ly adverb
- over·civil adjective
- over·civil·ly adverb
- quasi-civil adjective
- quasi-civil·ly adverb
- super·civil adjective
- super·civil·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of civil1
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Example Sentences
They are, to say the least, preparing for civil war (the polling stations are stormed by armed gangs).
But what is there more irresponsible than playing with the fire of an imagined civil war in the France of today?
Compared with neighbors Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos, Cambodia appears to have a blossoming civil society.
Strangio is at his best when exposing what appears to be a flourishing civil society in Cambodia.
Rashad was there to celebrate the release of the Civil Rights drama Selma.
His 6,000 native auxiliaries (as it proved later on) could not be relied upon in a civil war.
A lineman was sent out to repair it under escort of civil guards, who were forced by the rebels to retire.
In the good old days of yore there was little trouble in obtaining admission to the Civil Service.
He held various civil offices, was a justice of the peace about 60 years, and for many years a member of the state legislature.
Alessandro had hard work to give civil answers to the men who wished to buy Benito and the wagon for quarter of their value.
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