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Meaning of word civil from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

civil   adjective

Meaning : Applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military.

Example : Civil authorities.

Meaning : 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

Lacking civility or good manners.

Want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue.
rude, uncivil

Meaning : 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.

Meaning : Of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals.

Example : Civil rights.
Civil liberty.
Civic duties.
Civic pride.

Synonyms : civic

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

Example : The civil calendar.
A civil day begins at mean midnight.

(of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars.

Sidereal time.
sidereal

Meaning : Of or in a condition of social order.

Example : Civil peoples.

Civil meaning in Bengali (Bangla).