civil
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.
of, or in a condition of, social order or organized government; civilized: 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.
marked by benevolence: He was a very civil sort, and we liked him immediately.
(of divisions of time) legally recognized in the ordinary affairs of life: the civil year.
of or relating to civil law.
Origin of civil
1synonym study For civil
Other words for civil
Opposites for civil
Other words from civil
- civ·il·ness, noun
- an·ti·civ·il, adjective
- half-civil, adjective
- half-civ·il·ly, adverb
- o·ver·civ·il, adjective
- o·ver·civ·il·ly, adverb
- quasi-civil, adjective
- qua·si-civ·il·ly, adverb
- su·per·civ·il, adjective
- su·per·civ·il·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for civil
/ (ˈsɪvəl) /
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
Origin of civil
1Derived forms of civil
- civilly, adverb
- civilness, noun
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