• Civility

    Origin

    Latin civilitas: compare French civilité. See civil.

    Full definition of civility

    Noun

    civility

    (countable and uncountable; plural civilitys)
    1. Politeness; courtesy; an individual act or a manner of behaving which conforms to social conventions of propriety.
      • ChesterfieldThe insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be.
    2. (obsolete) The state of society in which the relations and duties of a citizen are recognized and obeyed; civilization.
      • Sir J. DaviesMonarchies have risen from barbarism to civility, and fallen again to ruin.
    3. (obsolete) A civil office, or a civil process.
      • LatimerTo serve in a civility.
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