What is "civil" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "civil": applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

Adjective

Hyphenation: ci‧vil

Meaning of "civil": not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others

Adjective

Hyphenation: ci‧vil

Meaning of "civil": of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state

Adjective

Hyphenation: ci‧vil

Meaning of "civil": of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

Adjective

Hyphenation: ci‧vil

Meaning of "civil": (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life

Adjective

Hyphenation: ci‧vil

Meaning of "civil": of or in a condition of social order

Adjective

Hyphenation: ci‧vil

Synonyms:

local, governmental, domestic, national, civilian, home, interior, municipal, political, public, cordial, diplomatic, polite, civilized, courteous, formal, accommodating, affable, complaisant, courtly, genteel, gracious, mannerly, polished, politic, refined, suave, urbane, well-bred, cultivated, wellmannered,

Antonyms:

ill-mannered, impolite, unkind, foreign, rude, impolite, uncivil, unmannerly, ill-mannered, unkind, rude, unrefined,