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civil
/'sɪvəl/
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Definitions of civil
  1. adjective
    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"

    Similar: 

    polite
    Opposite:
    uncivil
  2. adjective
    of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
    "civil rights" "civil liberty"

    Similar: 

    civic
  3. adjective
    applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
    "civil authorities"

    Similar: 

    civilian
  4. adjective
    of or in a condition of social order
    "civil peoples"

    Similar: 

    civilised civilized
  5. (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
    "the civil calendar" "a civil day begins at mean midnight"
    Opposite:
    sidereal
  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"
Antonyms of civil
uncivil sidereal
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