Definitions for civil
ˈsɪv əlciv·il

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. civiladjective

   applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

   "civil authorities"

2. civil, politeadjective

   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"- W.S. Maugham

3. civiladjective

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

   "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "civil branches of government"

4. civil, civicadjective

   of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

   "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride"

5. civiladjective

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

   "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight"

6. civiladjective

   of or in a condition of social order

   "civil peoples"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. civiladjective

   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. civiladjective

   Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.

   It was very civil of him to stop the argument.

3. Etymology: From civilis, from civis.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CIVILadjective

   Etymology: civilis, Latin.

   1. Relating to the community; political; relating to the city or government.

   God gave them laws of civil regimen, and would not permit their commonweal to be governed by any other laws than his own. Richard Hooker, b. iii. s. 11.

   Part such as appertain
   To civil justice; part, religious rites
   Of sacrifice. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xii. l. 231.

   But there is another unity, which would be most advantageous to our country; and that is your endeavour after a civil, a political union in the whole nation. Thomas Sprat, Sermon.

   2. Relating to any man as a member of a community.

   Break not your promise, unless it be unlawful or impossible; either out of your natural, or out of your civil power. Taylor.

   3. Not in anarchy; not wild; not without rule or government.

   For rudest minds with harmony were caught,
   And civil life was by the muses taught. Wentworth Dillon.

   4. Not foreign; intestine.

   From a civil war, God of his mercy defend us, as that which is most desperate of all others. Francis Bacon, to Villers.

   5. Not ecclesiastical; as, the ecclesiastical courts are controlled by the civil.6. Not natural; as, a person banished or outlawed is said to suffer civil, though not natural death.7. Not military; as, the civil magistrates authority is obstructed by war.8. Not criminal; as, This is a civil process, not a criminal prosecution.9. Civilised; not barbarous.

   England was very rude and barbarous; for it is but even the other day since England grew civil. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   10. Complaisant; civilised; gentle; well bred; elegant of manners; not rude; not brutal; not coarse.

   I heard a mermaid, on a dolphin’s back,
   Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath,
   That the rude sea grew civil at her song. William Shakespeare.

   He was civil and well natured, never refusing to teach another. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   And fall these sayings from that gentle tongue,
   Where civil speech and soft persuasion hung. Matthew Prior.

   11. Grave; sober; not gay or shewy.

   Thus night oft see me in thy pale career,
   ’Till civil suited morn appear. John Milton, Poems.

   12. Relating to the ancient consular or imperial government; as, civil law.

   No woman had it, but a civil doctor. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Ven.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. civil

   Civil refers to ordinary citizens and their concerns, often in relation to government or public affairs. It can also refer to matters relating to private rights and remedies sought by legal action. Additionally, it can mean polite and courteous behavior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Civiladjective

   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

2. Civiladjective

   subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community

3. Civiladjective

   performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to government; -- said of an individual

4. Civiladjective

   having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable

5. Civiladjective

   pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from military, ecclesiastical, or official state

6. Civiladjective

   relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings

7. Etymology: [L. civilis, fr. civis citizen: cf. F. civil. See City.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Civil

   siv′il, adj. pertaining to the community: having the refinement of city-bred people: polite: commercial, not military: lay, secular, or temporal, not ecclesiastical: pertaining to the individual citizen: (law) relating to private relations amongst citizens, and such suits as arise out of these, as opposed to criminal: (theol.) naturally good, as opposed to good through regeneration.—ns. Civil′ian, a professor or student of civil law (not canon law): one engaged in civil as distinguished from military and other pursuits; Civ′ilist, one versed in civil law; Civil′ity, good-breeding: politeness.—adv. Civ′illy.—adj. Civ′il-suit′ed (Milton), sombrely clad.—n. Civ′ism, good citizenship, state of being well-affected to the government.—Civil death, the loss of all civil and legal but not natural privileges, as by outlawry: Civil engineer, one who plans rail-ways, docks, &c., as opposed to a military engineer, or to a mechanical engineer, who makes machines, &c.; Civil law, as opposed to criminal law: the law laid down by a state regarding the rights of the inhabitants; Civil list, now the expenses of the sovereign's household only; Civil list pensions, those granted by royal favour; Civil service, the paid service of the state, in so far as it is not military or naval; Civil war, a war between citizens of the same state. [L. civīlis—civis.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. civil

   Relating to citizens.

   The civil rights were create easily and efficiently in partnership with local unity government members.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 31, 2020  

2. ---

   civilverb

   The certified cost of insurance intravenously having little worth or value of disorder or conflict between citizens of the same country or state. 1.) Relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters.

   I am totally civil towards my enemies at war.

   Etymology: Sincere

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on April 11, 2024  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CIVIL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Civil is ranked #25486 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Civil surname appeared 970 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Civil.
   
   80.1% or 777 total occurrences were Black.
   11% or 107 total occurrences were White.
   6.3% or 62 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'civil' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1152

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'civil' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2255

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'civil' in Adjectives Frequency: #144

How to pronounce civil?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say civil in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of civil in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of civil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of civil in a Sentence

1. Kristen Clarke:

   Someone that is sensitive to that understands why the federal government and Justice Department needs to intervene. ... So there's a sensitivity practice and an experienced practice that people of color could bring in that was totally absent in the last four years. i think this is one of the most important decisions that Joe Biden will have to make finding the right attorney general, who can restore a commitment to equal justice under law for all, who can make protection of racial justice and civil rights a top priority. These are incredibly important principles and values of the country needs right now in its next attorney general, so I'm glad that the next administration isn't racing to announce a decision and being really thoughtful and careful in deciding who they put forth for this important position.

2. Franklin Graham:

   We’re living in the most dangerous period of history in our nation, it wasn’t the Civil or Revolutionary Wars or World War I or II that were the most dangerous — that time is now. We’re fighting the war within, the moral war. If Christians don’t stand up now we’re going to lose — and we’re going to lose big.

3. United States:

   At the time following the Civil War, at its core, it meant all persons had the right to be protected by the police, that the laws of the country should protect all people, in the 20th century, more broader questions were litigated under the 14th Amendment, like Brown v. Board of Education -- whether segregation was constitutional. Cases involving the internment of Japanese citizens, case from the marriage equality decisions, even Roe vs. Wade have strains of equal protection language and invoke due process law.

4. House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert:

   It is not a place for hate or violence, any group that comes to Richmond to spread white supremacist garbage, or any other form of hate, violence or civil unrest isnt welcome here.

5. Jaime Harrison and Matt Moore:

   I think criminal justice reform and sentencing reform are the defining civil rights struggle of the 21st century. It's not a Republican or Democrat issue. It's a policy issue, it's an American issue. That's the kind of issues where Jaime and I are willing to tackle together.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=civil
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Civil
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=civil
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=civil
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html