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Meanings of civility in English

Portuguese
civilidade
Catalan
civilitat
Spanish
urbanidad

Formal or perfunctory politeness.

civilidade
Portuguese
civilidade
Catalan
civilitat
Spanish
educación

The act of showing regard for others.

civilidade
Antonyms
Examples for "incivility"
Examples for "incivility"
1
Laurence had no opportunity to respond to this incivility as it deserved.
Black Powder War
2
The inference we were meant to draw was plain even to incivility.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896
3
Wherever we went, and whatever the hour, we met with no incivility.
A Woman who went to Alaska
4
Mr. Steen always prefaces a kindness by a great deal of incivility.
Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 03
5
Mr. Bacon could seldom be made angry by any incivility to himself.
Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2

A polite action or expression.

Usage of civility in English
1
Mean-spirited, I know, but pain takes you past the point of civility.
Devil Bones
2
The country doesn't need a sermon on race or civility right now.
The Irish Times
3
When consequences disappear, civility goes out the door and anarchy takes over.
Is it just me?: or is it nuts out there?
4
There was strict business in her tone and cool civility in his.
The Landloper: The Romance of a Man on Foot
5
We may have different opinions, but party doesn't affect civility and friendship.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
6
His tone was too dictatorial; George expected civility when asked a favor.
Ranching for Sylvia
7
A smile that meant more than civility; he was convinced of it.
Born in Exile
8
Every day almost they saw their new acquaintance; and civility produced intimacy.
Mary: A Fiction
9
It would be but a proper attention in return for his civility.
Fred Markham in Russia; Or, The Boy Travellers in the Land of th...
10
The magnificent civility of the ugly giant daunted, while it flattered her.
Heart and Science: A Story of the Present Time
11
Peter Adul was first out, the others had allowed him that civility.
The Neutronium Alchemist
12
They parted with cold civility; but their hearts were big with resentment.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
13
Even the tradesmen were publicly ordered to treat the men with civility.
The Blood Ship
14
He behaves with great civility; it is very improbable; but who knows?
The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
15
No; civility and morality do not make a man a worthy communicant.
Bunyan Characters (2nd Series)
16
What if there were a place on the internet where civility reigned?
Wired
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Translations for civility
Portuguese
civilidade
Civility through the time
Civility across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common