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civility

noun
/sɪˈvɪl.ɪ.ti/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin civilitas: compare French civilité. English equivalent civil + -ity.

  1. borrowed from civilitas

Definitions

  1. Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions

    Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy.

    • This is an exact Inventory of what we found about the Body of the Man-Mountain, who uſed us with great Civility, and due Reſpect to your Majeſty's Commiſſion.
    • December 1749 Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, letter to his son The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be.

  2. An individual act or expression of polite behaviour

    An individual act or expression of polite behaviour; a courtesy.

    • Mr Lovelace received from every one those civilities which were due to his birth […]

  3. The state or fact of being civilized

    The state or fact of being civilized; civilization.

    • Monarchies have risen from barbarism to civility, and fallen again to ruin.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A civil office

      A civil office; a civil capacity.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at civility. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01civility02polite03polished04refined05vulgarity06obscene07lewd08rude

A definitional loop anchored at civility. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at civility

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA