civil

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military (Freq. 7)
- civil authorities
• Similar to:
civilian
2. not rude;
marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others (Freq. 1)
- "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham
• Syn:
polite
• Ant:
uncivil
• Derivationally related forms:
politeness (for: polite), civility
• Attrubites:
civility
3. of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
- civil affairs
- civil strife
- civil disobedience
- civil branches of government
• Pertains to noun:
state
4. of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
- civil rights
- civil liberty
- civic duties
- civic pride
• Syn:
civic
• Pertains to noun:
citizen (for: civic), citizen
5. (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
- the civil calendar
- a civil day begins at mean midnight
• Ant:
sidereal
6. of or in a condition of social order
- civil peoples
• Similar to:
civilized, civilised

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  civic, polite
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  sidereal, uncivil, rude