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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. formal or perfunctory politeness;

2. the act of showing regard for others;
[syn: politeness, civility]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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] Monarchies have risen from barbarrism to civility, and fallen again to ruin. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster] The gradual depature of all deeper signification from the word civility has obliged the creation of another word -- civilization. --Trench. [1913 Webster] 2. A civil office, or a civil process [Obs.] [1913 Webster] To serve in a civility. --Latimer. [1913 Webster] 3. Courtesy; politeness; kind attention; good breeding; a polite act or expression. [1913 Webster] The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be. --Chesterfield. [1913 Webster] The sweet civilities of life. --Dryden. Syn: Urbanity; affability; complaisance. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

civility n 1: formal or perfunctory politeness [ant: incivility] 2: the act of showing regard for others [syn: politeness, civility]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

119 Moby Thesaurus words for "civility": acculturation, act of courtesy, affability, agreeableness, amenities, amenity, amiability, appropriateness, attention, becomingness, bienseance, ceremonies, civilities, civilization, clubbability, clubbishness, clubbism, comity, communicativeness, companionability, compatibility, complaisance, conformity, congeniality, considerateness, consideration, convenance, convention, conventional usage, conventionalism, conventionality, cordiality, correctness, courteousness, courtesy, courtliness, cultivation, culture, custom, decencies, decency, decorousness, decorum, deference, dignities, diplomacy, diplomatic code, education, elegance, elegancies, enculturation, enlightenment, etiquette, exquisite manners, familiarity, favor, felicity, fitness, fittingness, fondness for society, form, formalities, formality, friendliness, geniality, genteelness, gentilities, gentility, good form, good manners, graceful gesture, gracefulness, graces, graciousness, gregariousness, happiness, hospitality, intimacy, manners, meetness, mores, natural politeness, point of etiquette, polish, polite act, politeness, politesse, properness, proprieties, propriety, protocol, punctilio, quiet good manners, refinement, respect, respectfulness, rightness, rites, rituals, rules of conduct, seemliness, sociability, sociableness, social code, social conduct, social convention, social grace, social graces, social procedures, social usage, sociality, socialization, solicitousness, solicitude, suitability, tact, tactfulness, thoughtfulness, urbanity