civismo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈviz.mo/
• Rhymes: -izmo
• Hyphenation: ci‧vì‧smo

Noun

civismo m (plural civismi)

1. public-spiritedness
2. good citizenship

Anagrams

• Viscomi, vomisci

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French civisme. By surface analysis, cívico + -ismo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈviz.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈviz.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /siˈviʒ.mu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈviʒ.mu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈviʒ.mu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈbiʒ.mu/ [siˈβiʒ.mu]

• Hyphenation: ci‧vis‧mo

Noun

civismo m (plural civismos)

1. patriotism

   Synonym: patriotismo

   Antonym: incivismo

Related terms

• civilismo
• civilístico
• civista

Further reading

• “civismo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “civismo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “civismo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “civismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French civisme. By surface analysis, cívico + -ismo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θiˈbismo/ [θiˈβ̞iz.mo] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /siˈbismo/ [siˈβ̞iz.mo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ismo
• Syllabification: ci‧vis‧mo

Noun

civismo m (plural civismos)

1. civility

   Synonym: civilidad

Related terms

• civista

Further reading

• “civismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025