What does civil mean?
Definitions for civil
ˈsɪv əlciv·il
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word civil.
Princeton's WordNet
civiladjective
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
"civil authorities"
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
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"
civil, civicadjective
of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
"civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride"
civiladjective
(of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
"the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight"
civiladjective
of or in a condition of social order
"civil peoples"
Wiktionary
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.
civiladjective
Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.
It was very civil of him to stop the argument.
Etymology: From civilis, from civis.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CIVILadjective
Etymology: civilis, Latin.
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.
Break not your promise, unless it be unlawful or impossible; either out of your natural, or out of your civil power. Taylor.
For rudest minds with harmony were caught,
And civil life was by the muses taught. Wentworth Dillon.From a civil war, God of his mercy defend us, as that which is most desperate of all others. Francis Bacon, to Villers.
England was very rude and barbarous; for it is but even the other day since England grew civil. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.
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.Thus night oft see me in thy pale career,
’Till civil suited morn appear. John Milton, Poems.No woman had it, but a civil doctor. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Ven.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
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
Civiladjective
subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community
Civiladjective
performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to government; -- said of an individual
Civiladjective
having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable
Civiladjective
pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from military, ecclesiastical, or official state
Civiladjective
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
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 Records
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
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
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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
He's not a rude person and (the Bushes) weren't raised to be rude. You have to be civil, he's a thinker and a doer. He doesn't mouth off.
I am hopeful that we can achieve truth and justice for Jamal through this lawsuit, i place my trust in the American civil justice system to give voice to what happened and hold those who did this accountable for their actions.
I'm confident they will find no civil rights violations.
Young visitors to the museum ask me, “What was it like to live during the civil rights struggle?” I gently tell them that we are living during the civil rights struggle. -David Pilgrim
As senior leaders, everything you do will be closely watched. And I am not immune, as many of you saw, the result of the photograph of me at Lafayette Square last week. That sparked a national debate about the role of the military in civil society.
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Translations for civil
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- مدنيArabic
- вежлив, цивилен, учтив, гражданскиBulgarian
- civilCatalan, Valencian
- civilDanish
- zivilisiert, zivil, bürgerlichGerman
- εμφύλιοςGreek
- civilaEsperanto
- civilSpanish
- civilFrench
- sìobhalta, catharraScottish Gaelic
- beasaghManx
- រដ្ឋប្បវេណី, ស៊ីវិល, អសេនិកៈ, រដ្ឋការKhmer
- civilisLatin
- pilsonisksLatvian
- sivilMalay
- geciviliseerd, burgerlijk, beschaafd, civielDutch
- cywilnyPolish
- civil, civilizadoPortuguese
- гражданский, цивилизованный, культурный, штатский, воспитанный, вежливыйRussian
- civil, civiliseradSwedish
- 国内Chinese
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