civil

  1. (not-comparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
  2. (comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner; avoiding displays of hostility.
  3. (archaic) In a peaceful and well-ordered state.
  4. Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters.
  5. Secular.

Opposite of
anti-civil, impolite, inconsiderate, noncivil, rude
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪv.əl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English cyvyl, civil, borrowed from Old French civil, from Latin cīvīlis (“relating to a citizen”), from cīvis (“citizen”). Cognate with Old English hīwen (“household”), hīrǣden (“family”). More at hind; hird.

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