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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024civ•il /ˈsɪvəl/USA pronunciation adj. - Government[usually: before a noun] of, relating to, or consisting of citizens: civil life;
civil society. - Government of the ordinary life and affairs of citizens:[before a noun]They had a civil wedding ceremony at City Hall and then a religious one in a church.
- coolly polite;
correct but not friendly: You could at least give me a civil greeting in the morning.
civ•il•ly, adv.: He answered the question civilly enough.civ•il•ness, n. [uncountable] civil is an adjective, civilization is a noun, civilize is a verb, civilized is an adjective:He spoke with a civil tongue. They study ancient civilizations. They tried to civilize the ragtag children they found. They weren't very civilized in their behavior. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024civ•il (siv′əl),USA pronunciation adj. - Governmentof, pertaining to, or consisting of citizens:civil life; civil society.
- Governmentof the commonwealth or state:civil affairs.
- Governmentof citizens in their ordinary capacity, or of the ordinary life and affairs of citizens, as distinguished from military and ecclesiastical life and affairs.
- Governmentof the citizen as an individual:civil liberty.
- Governmentbefitting a citizen:a civil duty.
- Governmentof, or in a condition of, social order or organized government;
civilized:civil peoples. - adhering to the norms of polite social intercourse;
not deficient in common courtesy:After their disagreement, their relations were civil though not cordial. - marked by benevolence:He was a very civil sort, and we liked him immediately.
- Time(of divisions of time) legally recognized in the ordinary affairs of life:the civil year.
- Lawmakingof or pertaining to civil law.
- Latin cīvīlis, equivalent. to cīv(is) citizen + -īlis -il
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 7, 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged respectful, deferential, gracious, complaisant, suave, affable, urbane, courtly. Civil, affable, courteous, polite all imply avoidance of rudeness toward others. Civil suggests a minimum of observance of social requirements. Affable suggests ease of approach and friendliness. Courteous implies positive, dignified, sincere, and thoughtful consideration for others. Polite implies habitual courtesy, arising from a consciousness of one's training and the demands of good manners.
- 7, 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged boorish, churlish.
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