Civil Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Civil

Meaning 1 : not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others

    Example : even if he didn't like them he should have been civil

    Synonyms : polite
Meaning 2 : of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

    Example : civil rights,civil liberty

    Synonyms : civic
Meaning 3 : applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

    Example : civil authorities

Meaning 4 : of or in a condition of social order

    Example : civil peoples

Meaning 5 : (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life

    Example : the civil calendar,a civil day begins at mean midnight

Meaning 6 : of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state

    Example : civil affairs,civil strife,civil disobedience,civil branches of government

Civil Antonyms