civil

ADJECTIVE /sɪvəl/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C

civil is a valid 5-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3I1V4I1L1
3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does civil mean?

ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1

Not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others.

“even if he didn't like them he should have been civil”

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
RELATED
2

Of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals.

“civil rights”

“civil liberty”

SYNONYMS
3

Applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military.

“civil authorities”

SIMILAR
4

Of or in a condition of social order.

“civil peoples”

OTHER · 2 SENSES
1

(of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life.

“the civil calendar”

“a civil day begins at mean midnight”

ANTONYMS
2

Of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state.

“civil affairs”

“civil strife”