civil

civil
adj
1. civic, municipal, metropolitan. See civic .
2. domestic, internal, interior, intestine.
3. civilian, non-military, lay. See civilian (def.2).
4. civilized, well-behaved, well-bred, refined, cultured, cultivated, polished; genteel, gentle, ladylike, gracious; gentlemanly, gentlemanlike, courtly, gallant, chivalrous, chivalric; urbane, suave, sophisticated, elegant.
5. polite, courteous, well-mannered, mannerly, respectful, deferential, deferent; decorous, proper, formal, Fr. comme il faut; tactful, diplomatic, politic; cordial, genial, affable, pleasant; pleasing, charming, ingratiating, complaisant, agreeable, obliging.

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  • civil — civil …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • civil — civil, ile [ sivil ] adj. et n. m. • 1290; lat. civilis, de civis → citoyen I ♦ 1 ♦ (XIVe) Relatif à l ensemble des citoyens. La vie, la société civile. Guerre civile, entre les citoyens d un même État (cf. Guerre intestine). ⇒ révolution. Vx Les …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • civil — civ·il / si vəl/ adj [Latin civilis, from civis citizen] 1: concerning, befitting, or applying to individual citizens or to citizens as a whole a civil duty see also civil right 2: marked by public order: peaceable in behavior …   Law dictionary

  • Civil — Civ il, a. [L. civilis, fr. civis citizen: cf. F. civil. See {City}.] 1. Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state. [1913 Webster] 2. Subject to government;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • civil — civil, ile (si vil, vi l ; au pluriel l s ne se lie pas : des employés civils à tout le monde ; dites civil à.... cependant plusieurs prononcent cette s : ci vil z à....) adj. 1°   Qui concerne les citoyens. La vie, la société civile. Guerre… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Civil — y civilidad puede referirse a: Sociable Ciudadano Cívico Civismo Civilización Sociedad civil Organización civil u organización no gubernamental (ONG) Derecho civil Derechos civiles Ley civil o código civil Pleito civil Demanda civil Guardia civil …   Wikipedia Español

  • civil — civ‧il [ˈsɪvl] adjective [only before a noun] LAW relating to legal cases concerning private problems or disagreements rather than crimes: • He brought a civil suit against the company. • a senior lawyer who supervises all criminal and civil… …   Financial and business terms

  • Civīl — Civīl, adj. et adv. welches nur in verschiedenen Zusammensetzungen üblich ist, und alsdann so viel als bürgerlich bedeutet. Die Civil Obrigkeit, die bürgerliche Obrigkeit, im Gegensatze der Militär Obrigkeit; der Civil Bediente, eine… …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • Civīl — (v. lat.), 1) den Bürgerstand betreffend; 2) so v. w. das Civile; 3) gesittet, gebildet, human; 4) wohlfeil, billig. Im Zusammenhange bedeutet Civil ... bald bürgerlich, im Gegensatz zu Militär, bald steht es im Gegensatz zu Criminal …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Civīl — (und Zusammensetzungen), s. Zivil …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Civil — Civil, bürgerlich, im Gegensatz zu dem Militär …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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