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1. (adj.) civil
of, pertaining to, or consisting of citizens:
civil life; civil society.
2. civil
of the commonwealth or state:
civil affairs.
3. civil
of the ordinary life and affairs of citizens, as distinguished from military and ecclesiastical life and affairs.
4. civil
befitting a citizen:
a civil duty.
5. civil
of, or in a condition of, social order or organized government; civilized.
6. civil
adhering to the norms of polite social intercourse:
civil relations.
7. civil
marked by benevolence:
He was a very civil sort.
8. civil
(of divisions of time) legally recognized in the ordinary affairs of life:
the civil year.
9. civil
of or pertaining to civil law.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L cīvīlis=cīv(is) citizen +-īlis -ile2)
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| Definition of 'civil' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) civil
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
"civil authorities"
2. (adj) civil, polite
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
3. (adj) civil
of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
"civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "civil branches of government"
4. (adj) civil, civic
of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
"civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride"
5. (adj) civil
(of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
"the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight"
6. (adj) civil
of or in a condition of social order
"civil peoples"
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1. (adjective) civil
relating to ordinary people, not official organizations
civil unrest; married in a civil ceremony
2. civil
≠ rude
Be civil to people at all times.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) civil
pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state
2. (adj) civil
subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community
3. (adj) civil
performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to government; -- said of an individual
4. (adj) civil
having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable
5. (adj) civil
pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from military, ecclesiastical, or official state
6. (adj) civil
relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings
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Sense: polite, courteous.
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 Afrikaans: beleef |
 Arabic: مُهَذَّب، لَطيف، مُؤَدَّب |
 Bulgarian: учтив |
 Brazilian: educado |
 Czech: zdvořilý |
 German: hölich |
 Danish: høflig; kultiveret |
 Greek: ευγενικός |
 Spanish: cortés, educado |
 Estonian: hästikasvatatud |
 Farsi: مودب |
 Finnish: kohtelias |
 French: poli |
 Hebrew: מְנוּמָס |
 Hindi: नागरिक |
 Croatian: građanski, civilni |
 Hungarian: udvarias |
 Indonesian: sopan |
 Icelandic: kurteis, siðaður |
 Italian: civile, cortese |
 Japanese: 礼儀正しい |
 Korean: 예의 바른 |
 Lithuanian: mandagus |
 Latvian: pieklājīgs; laipns |
 Malay: sopan |
 Dutch: beleefd |
 Norwegian: høflig, kultivert, dannet |
 Polish: grzeczny |
 Persian: مودب |
 Pashto: مدنى: ملكى: داخلى: اجتماع |
 Portuguese: educado |
 Romanian: politicos |
 Russian: вежливый |
 Slovak: zdvorilý |
 Slovenian: vljuden |
 Serbian: uljudan |
 Swedish: hövlig, artig |
 Thai: สุภาพ |
 Turkish: kibar, nazik |
 Taiwanese: 禮貌的，客氣的 |
 Ukrainian: ввічливий, чемний |
 Urdu: مہذب ، شائستہ |
 Vietnamese: lịch sự |
 Chinese: 有礼貌的，客气的 |
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