English to English
adjective
- not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
Even if he didn't like them he should have been civil.
source: WordNet 3.0
- of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
Civil affairs.
Civil strife.
Civil disobedience.
Civil branches of government.
source: WordNet 3.0
- of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
Civil rights.
Civil liberty.
Civic duties.
Civic pride.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
The civil calendar.
A civil day begins at mean midnight.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
Civil authorities.
source: WordNet 3.0
- of or in a condition of social order
Civil peoples.
source: WordNet 3.0
English to Tagalog
adj
- [sívil] Mabuting mámamayan; mabait; magalang; mapagpitagan
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
