civility

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English

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Etymology

Latin civilitas: compare French civilité. See civil.

Noun

civility (countable and uncountable; plural civilities)

1. Politeness; courtesy; an individual act or a manner of behaving which conforms to social conventions of propriety.
   • Chesterfield

     The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be.

2. (obsolete) The state of society in which the relations and duties of a citizen are recognized and obeyed; civilization.
   • Sir J. Davies

     Monarchies have risen from barbarism to civility, and fallen again to ruin.

3. (obsolete) A civil office, or a civil process.
   • Latimer

     To serve in a civility.

Translations

politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions

• Bosnian: kultura f, kulturnost f
• Bulgarian: вежливост (bg) (vežlivost) f, учтивост (bg) (učtivost) f
• Catalan: civilitat (ca) f
• Finnish: kohteliaisuus (fi)
• French: politesse (fr) f
• German: Anstand (de) m, Höflichkeit (de) f, Verbindlichkeit (de) f
• Italian: civiltà (it) f

• Manx: ard-veenid (gv) f
• Romanian: civilitate (ro) f, politețe (ro) f, curtenie (ro) f
• Scottish Gaelic: modh (gd) m and f
• Serbian:

  Cyrillic: култура f, културност f

  Roman: kultura f, kulturnost f

• Turkish: edep (tr), incelik (tr), kibarlık (tr), nezaket (tr)