Definitions for Civil
ˈsɪv əlCiv·il

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. civil(adj)

   applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

   "civil authorities"

2. civil, polite(adj)

   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. civil(adj)

   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, civic(adj)

   of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

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

5. civil(adj)

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

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

6. civil(adj)

   of or in a condition of social order

   "civil peoples"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. civil(Adjective)

   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.

   Etymology: From civilis, from civis.

2. civil(Adjective)

   Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.

   It was very civil of him to stop the argument.

   Etymology: From civilis, from civis.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Civil(adj)

   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

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

2. Civil(adj)

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

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

3. Civil(adj)

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

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

4. Civil(adj)

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

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

5. Civil(adj)

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

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

6. Civil(adj)

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

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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  

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?

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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. Wang Chung-yi:

   Taiping Island's defense capabilities will not be weak, as far as Taiping Island is concerned, we still maintain not so much a military as a civil role.

2. Foster Friess:

   Think of the witness that he gives, i don't care if he doesn't make it to dog catcher. I'm willing to pay for this guy's example of being a bridge builder, of being civil, of having politics work like it should. The money I've spent was well worth it to get the message out.

3. Cecillia Wang:

   MCSO needs top-to-bottom reforms in order to instill internal accountability to the court's orders and the community's expectations that their civil rights will be vindicated.

4. Diana Becton:

   We must address the root and byproduct of systemic racism in our country. The Black Lives Matter movement is an important civil rights cause that deserves all of our attention, the mural completed last weekend was a peaceful and powerful way to communicate the importance of Black lives in Contra Costa County and the country.

5. Patrick Gathara:

   This is a government that is looking to stifle dissent, they're saying that Kenyans need to accept a limitation on their civil rights in order to have an effective fight against terrorism. But they haven't defined how our rights are impeding the war on terror.

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