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   Civ·il

   /ˈsivəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters: "civil aviation" Similar secularnonreligiouslayrare:laiclaicalnonmilitarycivilianOpposite religiousmilitary
   • ▪ (of disorder or conflict) occurring between citizens of the same country: "civil strife" Similar internaldomesticinteriorhomenationalstatelocalOpposite foreigninternational
   • ▪ relating to private relations between members of a community; noncriminal: "a civil action"
   • ▪ relating to civil law.
   • 2. courteous and polite: "we tried to be civil to him" Similar politecourteouswell manneredwell bredgentlemanlychivalrousgallantladylikegraciousrespectfulrefinedurbanepolishedculturedcultivatedcivilizedcordialgenialpleasantaffableobliginginformal:decentdated:mannerlyOpposite rudediscourteous
   • 3. (of time measurement or a point in time) fixed by custom or law rather than being natural or astronomical: "civil twilight starts at sunset"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin civilis, from civis ‘citizen’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. civilly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What does civil mean?

   • civil, civilizado, civil [masculine-feminine]… civil, civilizado, cortês… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CIVIL meaning: 1. relating to the ordinary people or things in a country and not to military or religious….

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   What do you mean by civil life?

   • civil life; civil society. civil affairs. of citizens in their ordinary capacity, or of the ordinary life and affairs of citizens, as distinguished from military and ecclesiastical life and affairs. civil liberty. a civil duty. civil peoples. After their disagreement, their relations were civil though not cordial.

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   What is a civil person?

   • Someone who is civil is polite in a formal way, but not particularly friendly . The man nodded civilly to Sharpe, then consulted a notebook. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. Law

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   What does cyvyl mean?

   • From Middle English cyvyl, civil, borrowed from Old French civil, from Latin cīvīlis (“relating to a citizen”), from cīvis (“citizen”). Cognate with Old English hīwen (“household”), hīrǣden (“family”). More at hind; hird . civil ( comparative more civil or civiler, superlative most civil or civilest)

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   1. a. : of or relating to citizens. civil duties. b. : of or relating to the state or its citizenry. civil strife. 2. a. : civilized. civil society. b. : adequate in courtesy and politeness : mannerly. a civil question. It was hard to be civil when I felt so angry. 3. a. : of, relating to, or based on civil law.

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     A country's civil service is the part of the government that takes care of the government's basic business. It is the administrative part of the go...

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   Civil definition: of, relating to, or consisting of citizens. See examples of CIVIL used in a sentence.

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   relating to the ordinary people or things in a country and not to military or religious organizations: They married in a civil ceremony. civil adjective (LAW) relating to private arguments between people and not criminal cases: a civil court. civil adjective (POLITE) polite in a formal way: He and his ex-wife can't even have a civil conversation.

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   Check pronunciation: civil. Definition of civil adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Civil definition, of, relating to, or consisting of citizens: civil life; civil society. See more.

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   May 12, 2024 · civil (comparative more civil or civiler, superlative most civil or civilest) ( not comparable ) 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.

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   What does the word civil mean? There are 32 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word civil, 11 of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. civil has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.