Word Meaning

Meaning of civil

- Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state.
- Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community.
- Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to government; -- said of an individual.
- Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable.
- Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from military, ecclesiastical, or official state.
- Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings.

Crossword clue for civil

- Courteous
- Polite
- Polite or courteous
- Polite piece of music I vilified
- Polite, courteous
- Well-mannered