Definition of CIVIL

civil

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
    • "civil authorities"
  • of or in a condition of social order
    • "civil peoples"

Adjective

  • not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; - W.S. Maugham
    • "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"
  • of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
    • "civil affairs"
    • "civil strife"
    • "civil disobedience"
    • "civil branches of government"
  • of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
    • "civil rights"
    • "civil liberty"
  • (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
    • "the civil calendar"
    • "a civil day begins at mean midnight"

Synonyms

civic, polite

Antonyms

sidereal, uncivil

Scrabble Score: 10

civil is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
civil is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
civil is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

civil is a valid Words With Friends word