“civil”

Definitions

• adjective

  applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

  Synonyms: absolute, accommodating, affable, agreeable, amiable, appropriate, aristocratic, attentive, authoritarian, autocratic, autonomous, becoming

  • Example:“civil authorities”

• adjective

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

  Synonyms: polite

  Antonyms: uncivil

  • Example:“Even if he didn't like them he should have been civil.”

• adjective

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

  • Example:“civil affairs”
  • Example:“civil strife”

• adjective

  of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

  Synonyms: civic

  • Example:“civil rights”
  • Example:“civil liberty”

• adjective

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

  Antonyms: sidereal

  • Example:“the civil calendar”
  • Example:“A civil day begins at mean midnight.”

• adjective

  of or in a condition of social order

  • Example:“civil peoples”