Civility

  • 11civility — /səˈvɪləti / (say suh viluhtee) noun (plural civilities) 1. courtesy; politeness. 2. a polite attention or expression. 3. (usually plural) polite conversation: to exchange civilities. 4. Obsolete civilisation; culture: to achieve civility …

  • 12civility — see civility costs nothing …

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  • 13Civility (película) — Civility / Malicious intent Título Civility Ficha técnica Dirección Caesar Cavaricci Producción Rick Hesley, Michael Tarbox, Alex Fieglein, Caesar Cavaricci …

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  • 14civility costs nothing — Politeness now often replaces civility. Cf. late 15th cent. Fr. de bouche honnesteté..petit couste et vault plenté, courteous words..cost little and are worth much. 1706 J. STEVENS Spanish & English Dict. s.v. Cortesía, Mouth civility is worth… …

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  • 15civility — noun (plural ties) Date: 1533 1. archaic training in the humanities 2. a. civilized conduct; especially courtesy, politeness b. a polite act or expression …

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  • 16civility — /si vil i tee/, n., pl. civilities. 1. courtesy; politeness. 2. a polite action or expression: an exchange of civilities. 3. Archaic. civilization; culture; good breeding. [1350 1400; ME civilite < MF < L civilitat (s. of civilitas) courtesy. See …

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  • 17civility — noun Politeness; an individual act or a manner of behaving which conforms to social conventions of propriety …

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  • 18civility — Synonyms and related words: acculturation, act of courtesy, affability, agreeableness, amenities, amenity, amiability, appropriateness, attention, becomingness, bienseance, ceremonies, civilities, civilization, clubbability, clubbishness,&#8230; …

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  • 19civility — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Well mannered behavior toward others: courteousness, courtesy, genteelness, gentility, mannerliness, politeness, politesse. See COURTESY. 2. A courteous act or courteous acts that contribute to smoothness and ease&#8230; …

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  • 20civility — [[t]sɪvɪ̱lɪti[/t]] see civil …

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