civilidad

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin civilitātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θibiliˈdad/ [θi.β̞i.liˈð̞að̞]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sibiliˈdad/ [si.β̞i.liˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: ci‧vi‧li‧dad

Noun

civilidad f (plural civilidades)

1. civility
   • 2015 July 4, “Argentina y Grecia, moralejas del corralito y el ‘default’”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Ello ha dañado el tejido social y la civilidad democrática, premiando formas autoritarias de hacer política.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• civil

 

Further reading

• “civilidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16