Civil

Pronunciation

• enPR: ʹsÄ­v-É™l IPA: /ˈsɪv.É™l/
• Rhymes: -ɪvÉ™l

Origin

From Old French civil, from Latin cīvīlis ("relating to a citizen"), from cīvis ("citizen").

Full definition of civil

Adjective

1. (uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people.
2. (comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.It was very civil of him to stop the argument.

Derived terms

• civility
• civilist
• civilly
• civil law
• civil liberties
• civil partnership
• civil rights
• civil servant
• civil suit
• civil society
• civil war

Antonyms

• anticivil
• noncivil