civil

Adjective

• of or in a condition of social order
  • civil peoples
    

• (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
  • the civil calendar
    
  • a civil day begins at mean midnight
    

• of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
  • civil rights
    
  • civil liberty
    
  • civic duties
    
  • civic pride
    

• of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
  • civil affairs
    
  • civil strife
    
  • civil disobedience
    
  • civil branches of government
    

• 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- W.S. Maugham
    

• applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
  • civil authorities
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  civic , polite
• Antonyms: 
  sidereal , uncivil , rude