civility

/si'viliti/

Thân thiện

A teacher demonstrates civility by holding the door open for a student.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Polite behavior that shows respect for other people: The quality of being civil; courtesy, politeness.
   • A polite remark or gesture, often formal: An act or utterance that is considered civil or courteous.

Examples

• Noun:
  • He greeted them with civility, despite their previous disagreement.
  • The debate was conducted with a remarkable degree of civility.
  • She responded to the rude comment with simple civility.

Advanced Usage

• "To exchange civilities": To make polite remarks or engage in courteous small talk.

  • After the meeting, they exchanged a few brief civilities before departing.

• "As a matter of civility": Done out of basic courtesy or politeness.

  • As a matter of civility, he thanked the host before leaving the party.

Variants and Related Words

• Civil (adj): Relating to citizens; polite and formal but not friendly.

  • It was a civil conversation, though not a warm one.

• Incivility (n): Rude or unsociable speech or behavior.

  • The incivility in the online forum was discouraging.

Synonyms

• Courtesy: Polite behavior that shows respect.
• Politeness: Good manners and respect for others.
• Courteousness: The quality of being courteous.

Antonyms

• Rudeness: Lack of manners or respect.
• Incivility: Impolite or rude behavior.

Related Phrases

• A mere civility: An act of politeness that is minimal or done out of obligation rather than genuine feeling.

  • His apology seemed like a mere civility.

• The bonds of civility: The basic social rules and courtesies that hold a society together.

  • Public discourse should not break the bonds of civility.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of showing regard for others
2. formal or perfunctory politeness

Từ đồng nghĩa

• politeness