civility
/səˈvɪləti/suh-VIH-luh-tee
/səˈvɪləti/suh-VIH-luh-tee
Meaningthe quality of a citizen
Common meaning: politeness
- civa citizenLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 346 · scan
- iladjective or verb ending
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latincīvis‘a citizen’
- Englishcivil‘of citizens’
- Englishformed in English from civilcivility‘politeness’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from civil + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CIVIL, p.112 · scan
Roots
- cīvis Latin “a citizen”
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