civil

/sɪvəl/ adjective
5 letters2 syllables10 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
ADJECTIVE
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”

2

Of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals.

“civil rights”

“civil liberty”

3

Applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military.

“civil authorities”

4

Of or in a condition of social order.

“civil peoples”

OTHER
1

(of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life.

“the civil calendar”

“a civil day begins at mean midnight”

2

Of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state.

“civil affairs”

“civil strife”

WORD FORMS
Related formcivility
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®13 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinivilcay
Starts & ends withC … L
Syllablesciv · il
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
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