She answered him with cold civility.
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Civility
//sɪˈvɪl.ɪ.ti//
Synonyms for "civility" (122 found)
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Closest matches (25)
Strong matches (36)
Related words (61)
fondness for societyformformalitiesformalityfriendlinessgenialitygenteelnessgentilitiesgentilitygood formgood mannersgraceful gesturegracefulnessgracesgraciousnessgregariousnesshappinesshospitalityintimacymanner
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mannersmeetnessmoresnatural politenesspoint of etiquettepolishpolite actpolitessepropernessproprietiesproprietyprotocolpunctilioquiet good mannersrefinementrespectrespectfulnessrightnessritesritualsrules of conductseemlinesssociabilitysociablenesssocial codesocial conductsocial conventionsocial gracesocial gracessocial proceduressocial usagesocialitysocializationsolicitousnesssolicitudesuitabilitytacttactfulnessthoughtfulnessurbanity
Noun(1 words)
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3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesderived
2 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
15 entriesTranslations
45 translations across 24 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- أَدَب noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Bengali
2 entries- আদব noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- নাজাকত noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Bulgarian
2 entries- вежливост noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- учтивост noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Catalan
2 entries- civilitat noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- civisme noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 文明 noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- 素質 /素质 noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Esperanto
3 entries- civitismo noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- dececo noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- ĝentileco noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Finnish
1 entries- kohteliaisuus noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
French
1 entries- politesse noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Galician
2 entries- civilidade noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- civismo noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
German
3 entries- Anstand noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- Höflichkeit noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- Verbindlichkeit noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Irish
1 entries- sibhialtacht noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Italian
1 entries- civiltà noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Latin
1 entries- civilitas noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Manx
1 entries- ard-veenid noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- نازكلك noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Persian
1 entries- نزاکت noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Portuguese
1 entries- civilidade noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Romanian
3 entries- civilitate noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- curtenie noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- politețe noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Russian
3 entries- ве́жливость noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- любе́зность noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- учти́вость noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- modh noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- kulturnost noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- kultúra noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- култу́ра noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- културност noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Spanish
3 entries- civilidad noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- civismo noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- urbanidad noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Thai
1 entries- ความสุภาพ noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Turkish
4 entries- edep noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- incelik noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- kibarlık noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
- nezaket noun (politeness; behavior which conforms to social conventions)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
One step forward is a step towards civility.
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The way a country treats its intellectuals is a sign of its civility. The way a country treats its farmers is a sign of its conscience.
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This is a sensitive topic, so we have to approach this discussion with civility and maturity.
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