civilness

civ·il

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Definitions of civilness word

adjective civilness of, relating to, or consisting of citizens: civil life; civil society. 1
adjective civilness of the commonwealth or state: civil affairs. 1
adjective civilness of citizens in their ordinary capacity, or of the ordinary life and affairs of citizens, as distinguished from military and ecclesiastical life and affairs. 1
adjective civilness of the citizen as an individual: civil liberty. 1
adjective civilness befitting a citizen: a civil duty. 1
adjective civilness of, or in a condition of, social order or organized government; civilized: civil peoples. 1

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English < Latin cīvīlis, equivalent to cīv(is) citizen + -īlis -il

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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