Civilities
1Civilities — Civility Ci*vil i*ty, n.; pl. {Civilities}. [L. civilitas: cf. F. civilit[ e]. See {Civil}.] 1. The state of society in which the relations and duties of a citizen are recognized and obeyed; a state of civilization. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… …
2civilities — ci vil·i·ty || lÉ™tɪ n. politeness, courtesy, graciousness …
3civilities — polite remarks used in formal conversation. → civility …
4civilities — n. pl. Acts of courtesy …
5Etiquette in Canada and the United States — Etiquette rules are not uniform in North America, varying among the very diverse societies which exist in both the United States and Canada. Etiquette rules are not simply a description of “cultural norms” and should not be considered a summary… …
6civility — UK [səˈvɪlətɪ] / US [sɪˈvɪlətɪ] noun Word forms civility : singular civility plural civilities formal a) [uncountable] polite behaviour I expect to be treated with a little more civility. b) civilities [plural] polite comments, questions etc,… …
7Civility — Ci*vil i*ty, n.; pl. {Civilities}. [L. civilitas: cf. F. civilit[ e]. See {Civil}.] 1. The state of society in which the relations and duties of a citizen are recognized and obeyed; a state of civilization. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Monarchies have… …
8Blogger's Code of Conduct — The Blogger s Code of Conduct is a proposal by Tim O Reilly for bloggers to enforce civility on their bloggers by being civil themselves and moderating comments on their blog. The code was proposed due to threats made to blogger Kathy Sierra… …
9civility — /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 …
10civility — ci|vil|i|ty [sıˈvılıti] n formal 1.) [U] polite behaviour which most people consider normal →↑civil ▪ Please have the civility to knock before you enter next time. 2.) civilities [plural] something that you say or do in order to be polite ▪ We… …
