Civility - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|səˈvɪlətɪ|
Brit.
|sɪˈvɪlɪtɪ|
noun
Extra examples
They greeted each other with the usual exchange of civilities.
...after the usual civilities, the parents and the principal had a serious talk about the boy...
Please have the civility to knock before you enter next time.
...there's been a declination in basic civility in our society...
...a discussion on some hot-button social issues in which any pretense to civility quickly gave way to intransigence and scurrility...
In society tact is the great art that makes for civility, for civilization ...
Word forms
noun
singular: civility
plural: civilities
singular: civility
plural: civilities
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