What does civil mean?
Definitions for civil
ˈsɪv əlciv·il
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word civil.
Princeton's WordNet
civil(adj)
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
"civil authorities"
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
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"
civil, civic(adj)
of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
"civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride"
civil(adj)
(of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
"the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight"
civil(adj)
of or in a condition of social order
"civil peoples"
Wiktionary
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.
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
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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.]
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
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
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'civil' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1152
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'civil' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2255
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'civil' in Adjectives Frequency: #144
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of civil in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of civil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of civil in a Sentence
If the software were installed for other purposes, Volkswagen would not have a defense in any civil penalty action but could in a criminal case.
What we saw a few years back, when there was civil unrest, was that people still traveled, they just perhaps stayed in Bangkok for one night instead of two or simply stayed away from those areas most affected.
The symbolic power that Thaksin and his sister carries is still something the military is very much concerned about, (But) his network of regional politicians, local civil servants, and business people has been weakened and disrupted over the years.
I cannot believe how civil it's been up here.
Law enforcement will tell you that there's nothing that we can do about it because we have free speech in this country. Then they say,' Go talk to a civil attorney,' so we did. We talked to an attorney. You quickly realize that for folks like us, it's just too expensive to litigate something like this. We get no recourse from law enforcement. We get no recourse from the courts.
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Translations for civil
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- مدنيArabic
- учтив, цивилен, вежлив, гражданскиBulgarian
- civilCatalan, Valencian
- civilDanish
- zivilisiert, bürgerlich, zivilGerman
- εμφύλιοςGreek
- civilaEsperanto
- civilSpanish
- civilFrench
- catharra, sìobhaltaScottish Gaelic
- beasaghManx
- អសេនិកៈ, រដ្ឋប្បវេណី, ស៊ីវិល, រដ្ឋការKhmer
- civilisLatin
- pilsonisksLatvian
- sivilMalay
- civiel, beschaafd, burgerlijk, geciviliseerdDutch
- cywilnyPolish
- civil, civilizadoPortuguese
- вежливый, воспитанный, штатский, культурный, цивилизованный, гражданскийRussian
- civiliserad, civilSwedish
- 国内Chinese
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