civil

From Middle English civil, borrowed from Old French civil, from Latin cīvīlis (“relating to a citizen”), from cīvis (“citizen”). Cognate with Old English hīwen (“household”), hīrǣden (“family”). More at hind; hird.

• enPR: ʹsĭv-əl IPA^(key): /ˈsɪv.əl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪvəl

civil (comparative more civil, superlative most civil)

1. (not comparable) 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.

   Antonyms: anti-civil, impolite, inconsiderate, noncivil, rude

3. (law) Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters.

   a civil case

4. (theology) Naturally good, as opposed to good through regeneration.

• civic
• civilization

• clivi

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis.

civil (epicene, plural civiles)

1. civil, civilian

• civilización
• guerra civil
• xunión civil

• "civil" in Diccionariu de la Llingua Asturiana

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis.

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /siˈvil/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /siˈbil/

civil (masculine and feminine plural civils)

1. civil

• civilitat

• “civil” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis.

• IPA^(key): /siˈviˀl/

civil

1. civil (all senses), civilian

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis.

• IPA^(key): /si.vil/

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civil (feminine singular civile, masculine plural civils, feminine plural civiles)

1. civil (war, marriage etc.)
2. (politics) lay
3. civilian
4. (literary) civil, courteous, polite

• civiliser
  • civilisation
• civilité

• civique
• cité

civil m (plural civils)

1. civilian

• “civil” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis.

civil m or f (plural civís)

1. civil, civilian

• guerra civil
• unión civil

• "civil" in Real Academia Galega

civil (not comparable)

1. civil, civilian (not associated with the armed forces)

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis, from cīvis (“citizen”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- (“to lie down, settle; home, family; love; beloved”).

civil m

1. (Jersey) polite
2. (Jersey) civil

• dgèrre civile (“civil war”)

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis.

civil m (feminine singular civila, masculine plural civils, feminine plural civilas)

1. civil

• guèrra civila f

Borrowed from Latin civic; civil, from citizen.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.ˈviw/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /si.ˈviɫ/
• Hyphenation: ci‧vil

civil m or f (plural civis, comparable)

1. civil; civilian (not relating to the military or clergy)

   Se não quiser levar um tiro, use roupas civis. ― If you don’t want to be shot, use civilian clothing.

2. civic (relating to citizens)

   Deves cumprir tua obrigação civil. ― You must perform your civic duty.

3. (law) relating to civil law

   Estudo direito civil. ― I study civil law.

4. occurring between the inhabitants of the same country

   Guerra civil. ― Civil war.

5. civil (behaving in a reasonable or polite manner)

   Seja mais civil e pare de criticar as pessoas. ― Be more civil and stop criticising people.

• (civic): cívico
• (relating to civil law): cível
• (polite): civilizado, cortês, educado, polido

• (civil): militar
• (relating to civil law): criminal
• (polite): deseducado, grosseiro, deselegante

• casado no civil
• casar no civil
• guerra civil

civil m, f (plural civis)

1. civilian, non-combatant (person who is not a member of the military, police or belligerent group)

• țivil (archaic and popular)

Borrowed from French civil, Latin civilis.

civil m or n (feminine singular civilă, masculine plural civili, feminine and neuter plural civile)

1. civil

civil m (plural civili)

1. civilian

• civilitate
• civiliza
• civilizație
• cetate

Borrowed from German Zivil, from French civil, from Latin cīvīlis (“civic, civil”), from cīvis (“citizen”).

cìvīl m (Cyrillic spelling цѝвӣл)

1. civilian (not related to the military armed forces)

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis (“civil, civic”), from cīvis (“citizen”).

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /θiˈbil/, [θiˈβil]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /siˈbil/, [siˈβil]

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• Homophone: sibil (non-Castilian dialects)
• Rhymes: -il

civil (plural civiles) (superlative civilísimo)

1. civil (all senses)

• civilizar (verb)

civil

1. civil; having to do with people and organizations outside military or police, sometimes also outside of other team-based activities, such as a professional sports team