Civil (Adjective)
Meaning 1
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.
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Meaning 2
Of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride".
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
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Meaning 3
(of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life; "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight".
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Meaning 4
Of or in a condition of social order; "civil peoples".
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Meaning 5
Applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military; "civil authorities".
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Meaning 6
Of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "civil branches of government".
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms).