Definitions for civil
ˈsɪv əlciv·il

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. civiladjective

   applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

   "civil authorities"

2. civil, politeadjective

   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. civiladjective

   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. civil, civicadjective

   of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

   "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride"

5. civiladjective

   (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life

   "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight"

6. civiladjective

   of or in a condition of social order

   "civil peoples"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. civiladjective

   Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.

   She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people.

2. civiladjective

   Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.

   It was very civil of him to stop the argument.

3. Etymology: From civilis, from civis.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CIVILadjective

   Etymology: civilis, Latin.

   1. Relating to the community; political; relating to the city or government.

   God gave them laws of civil regimen, and would not permit their commonweal to be governed by any other laws than his own. Richard Hooker, b. iii. s. 11.

   Part such as appertain
   To civil justice; part, religious rites
   Of sacrifice. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xii. l. 231.

   But there is another unity, which would be most advantageous to our country; and that is your endeavour after a civil, a political union in the whole nation. Thomas Sprat, Sermon.

   2. Relating to any man as a member of a community.

   Break not your promise, unless it be unlawful or impossible; either out of your natural, or out of your civil power. Taylor.

   3. Not in anarchy; not wild; not without rule or government.

   For rudest minds with harmony were caught,
   And civil life was by the muses taught. Wentworth Dillon.

   4. Not foreign; intestine.

   From a civil war, God of his mercy defend us, as that which is most desperate of all others. Francis Bacon, to Villers.

   5. Not ecclesiastical; as, the ecclesiastical courts are controlled by the civil.6. Not natural; as, a person banished or outlawed is said to suffer civil, though not natural death.7. Not military; as, the civil magistrates authority is obstructed by war.8. Not criminal; as, This is a civil process, not a criminal prosecution.9. Civilised; not barbarous.

   England was very rude and barbarous; for it is but even the other day since England grew civil. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   10. Complaisant; civilised; gentle; well bred; elegant of manners; not rude; not brutal; not coarse.

   I heard a mermaid, on a dolphin’s back,
   Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath,
   That the rude sea grew civil at her song. William Shakespeare.

   He was civil and well natured, never refusing to teach another. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   And fall these sayings from that gentle tongue,
   Where civil speech and soft persuasion hung. Matthew Prior.

   11. Grave; sober; not gay or shewy.

   Thus night oft see me in thy pale career,
   ’Till civil suited morn appear. John Milton, Poems.

   12. Relating to the ancient consular or imperial government; as, civil law.

   No woman had it, but a civil doctor. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Ven.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. civil

   Civil refers to ordinary citizens and their concerns, often in relation to government or public affairs. It can also refer to matters relating to private rights and remedies sought by legal action. Additionally, it can mean polite and courteous behavior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Civiladjective

   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. Civiladjective

   subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community

3. Civiladjective

   performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to government; -- said of an individual

4. Civiladjective

   having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable

5. Civiladjective

   pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from military, ecclesiastical, or official state

6. Civiladjective

   relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings

7. Etymology: [L. civilis, fr. civis citizen: cf. F. civil. See City.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Civil

   siv′il, adj. pertaining to the community: having the refinement of city-bred people: polite: commercial, not military: lay, secular, or temporal, not ecclesiastical: pertaining to the individual citizen: (law) relating to private relations amongst citizens, and such suits as arise out of these, as opposed to criminal: (theol.) naturally good, as opposed to good through regeneration.—ns. Civil′ian, a professor or student of civil law (not canon law): one engaged in civil as distinguished from military and other pursuits; Civ′ilist, one versed in civil law; Civil′ity, good-breeding: politeness.—adv. Civ′illy.—adj. Civ′il-suit′ed (Milton), sombrely clad.—n. Civ′ism, good citizenship, state of being well-affected to the government.—Civil death, the loss of all civil and legal but not natural privileges, as by outlawry: Civil engineer, one who plans rail-ways, docks, &c., as opposed to a military engineer, or to a mechanical engineer, who makes machines, &c.; Civil law, as opposed to criminal law: the law laid down by a state regarding the rights of the inhabitants; Civil list, now the expenses of the sovereign's household only; Civil list pensions, those granted by royal favour; Civil service, the paid service of the state, in so far as it is not military or naval; Civil war, a war between citizens of the same state. [L. civīlis—civis.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. civil

   Relating to citizens.

   The civil rights were create easily and efficiently in partnership with local unity government members.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 31, 2020  

2. ---

   civilverb

   The certified cost of insurance intravenously having little worth or value of disorder or conflict between citizens of the same country or state. 1.) Relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters.

   I am totally civil towards my enemies at war.

   Etymology: Sincere

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 11, 2024  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CIVIL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Civil is ranked #25486 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Civil surname appeared 970 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Civil.
   
   80.1% or 777 total occurrences were Black.
   11% or 107 total occurrences were White.
   6.3% or 62 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'civil' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1152

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'civil' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2255

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'civil' in Adjectives Frequency: #144

How to pronounce civil?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say civil in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of civil in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of civil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of civil in a Sentence

1. Mumin Abdullahi:

   Abdiweli Mohamed, the security head of the civil aviation, and Areys Hashi, who was the funder but absent, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the court, areys Hashi is a member of al Shabaab who funded the operation.

2. Bobby Scott:

   While uncomfortable, it is a historical fact that Private School Vouchers have been used, most notably in my home state, to purposefully segregate, it is also a fact that school choice devoid of civil rights protections, accountability, and a priority for diversity often leads to more, not less, racial and socioeconomic segregation.

3. President Obama:

   In one afternoon 50 years ago, so much of our turbulent history -- the stain of slavery and anguish of civil war; the yoke of segregation and tyranny of Jim Crow; the death of four little girls in Birmingham, and the dream of a Baptist preacher -- met on this bridge.

4. Edmund Burke:

   Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society.

5. Paul Ryan:

   I think the President's instincts are similar to mine. I think he is not anxious to have the regime change, he's not anxious to be involved in every civil war. I think he's gone a different route on this particular instance, but I think his overall persona and his overall beliefs about the Middle East are that being involved in every civil war is not a great idea.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=civil
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Civil
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=civil
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=civil
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html