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civil
English
Etymology
From Middle English cyvyl, civil, borrowed from Old French civil, from Latin c?v?lis (“relating to a citizen”), from c?vis (“citizen”). Cognate with Old English h?wen (“household”), h?r?den (“family”). More at hind; hird. Doublet of civic.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?s?v-?l IPA(key): /?s?v.?l/
- Rhymes: -?v?l
Adjective
civil (comparative more civil, superlative most civil)
- (not comparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
- She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people.
- (comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.
- It was very civil of him to stop the argument.
- Antonyms: anti-civil, impolite, inconsiderate, noncivil, rude
- (law) Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters.
- a civil case
- Secular.
Derived terms
Related terms
- civic
- civilization
Translations
References
- civil at OneLook Dictionary Search
- civil in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- civil in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- clivi
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis.
Adjective
civil (epicene, plural civiles)
- civil, civilian
Derived terms
- civilización
- guerra civil
- xunión civil
References
- "civil" in Diccionariu de la Llingua Asturiana
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /si?vil/
- (Central) IPA(key): /si?bil/
Adjective
civil (masculine and feminine plural civils)
- civil
- civilian
Antonyms
- (polite): incivil
- (civilian): militar
Derived terms
Related terms
- civilitat
Noun
civil m or f (plural civils)
- a member of the guardia civil
Further reading
- “civil” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si?vi?l/
Adjective
civil
- civil (all senses), civilian
Inflection
Derived terms
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.vil/
Adjective
civil (feminine singular civile, masculine plural civils, feminine plural civiles)
- civil (war, marriage etc.)
- (politics) lay
- civilian
- (literary) civil, courteous, polite
Derived terms
Related terms
- civique
- cité
Noun
civil m (plural civils, feminine civile)
- civilian
Further reading
- “civil” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis.
Adjective
civil m or f (plural civís)
- civil, civilian
Derived terms
- guerra civil
- unión civil
References
- "civil" in Real Academia Galega
Interlingua
Adjective
civil (not comparable)
- civil, civilian (not associated with the armed forces)
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis, from c?vis (“citizen”), from Proto-Indo-European *?ey- (“to lie down, settle; home, family; love; beloved”).
Adjective
civil m
- (Jersey) polite
- (Jersey) civil
Derived terms
- dgèrre civile (“civil war”)
Occitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis.
Adjective
civil m (feminine singular civila, masculine plural civils, feminine plural civilas)
- civil
Derived terms
- guèrra civila f
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis (“civil”), from c?vis (“citizen”). Doublet of cível.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /si?viw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /si?vi?/
- Hyphenation: ci?vil
- (Brazil) Rhymes: -iw
- (Portugal) Rhymes: -i?
Adjective
civil m or f (plural civis, comparable)
- civil; civilian (not relating to the military or clergy)
- civic (relating to citizens)
- Synonym: cívico
- Antonym: militar
- (law) relating to civil law
- Synonym: cível
- Antonym: criminal
- occurring between the inhabitants of the same country
- civil (behaving in a reasonable or polite manner)
- Synonyms: civilizado, cortês, educado, polido
- Antonyms: deseducado, grosseiro, deselegante, feio
Derived terms
- casado no civil
- casar no civil
- guerra civil
Noun
civil m, f (plural civis)
- civilian, non-combatant (person who is not a member of the military, police or belligerent group)
Derived terms
Romanian
Alternative forms
- ?ivil (archaic and popular)
Etymology
Borrowed from French civil, Latin civilis.
Adjective
civil m or n (feminine singular civil?, masculine plural civili, feminine and neuter plural civile)
- civil
Declension
Noun
civil m (plural civili)
- civilian
Declension
Related terms
- civilitate
- civiliza
- civiliza?ie
- cetate
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from German Zivil, from French civil, from Latin c?v?lis (“civic, civil”), from c?vis (“citizen”).
Noun
cìv?l m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- civilian (not related to the military armed forces)
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin c?v?lis (“civil, civic”), from c?vis (“citizen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /?i?bil/, [?i???il]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /si?bil/, [si???il]
- Homophone: sibil (non-Castilian dialects)
- Rhymes: -il
Adjective
civil (plural civiles) (superlative civilísimo)
- civil (all senses)
Derived terms
Related terms
Swedish
Adjective
civil
- civil; having to do with people and organizations outside military or police, sometimes also outside of other team-based activities, such as a professional sports team
Declension
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affable
English
Etymology
French affable, Latin aff?bilis, from affor (“I address”), from ad + for (“speak, talk”). See fable.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?æf.?.b?l/
Adjective
affable (comparative more affable, superlative most affable)
- Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable.
- 1912: James Burrill Angell, The Reminiscences Of James Burrill Angell, chapter ix "Mission To The Ottoman Empire"
- Furthermore, I may say, that the Sultan was always most affable to me in my interviews with him, even when I had to discuss some missionary questions. In fact, I never saw any traces of the difficulties which Mr. Terrell reported.
- 1912: James Burrill Angell, The Reminiscences Of James Burrill Angell, chapter ix "Mission To The Ottoman Empire"
- Mild; benign.
- 1998: Alexia Maria Kosmider, Tricky Tribal Discourse, page 84
- During more affable weather, the four friends congregate outside, sometimes leaning their hickory chairs against a "catapa" tree...
- 1998: Alexia Maria Kosmider, Tricky Tribal Discourse, page 84
Synonyms
- (friendly, courteous): accessible, civil, complaisant, courteous, friendly, gracious, personable
- (mild, benign): benign, mild, warm
Antonyms
- inaffable
Derived terms
- affability
- affableness
- affably
Related terms
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “affable”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin aff?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.fabl/
- Rhymes: -abl
- Homophone: affables
Adjective
affable (plural affables)
- affable, amicable, sociable
Related terms
- affablement
- affabuler
- affabilité
Further reading
- “affable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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