civil

/sˈɪvəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
   “civil authorities”
2. 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”
3. of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
   “civil affairs”
4. of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
   “civil rights”
5. (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
   “the civil calendar”
6. of or in a condition of social order
   “civil peoples”

Synonyms for civil

• civilian
• polite
• civic
• civilized

Antonyms of civil

• uncivil
• sidereal

Words that rhyme with civil

• drivel
• shrivel
• swivel
• uncivil
• divall