Main entry: polite, civil
Definition: not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
Usage: even if he didn't like them he should have been civil- W.S. Maugham
Main entry: civil
Definition: (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
Usage: the civil calendar; a civil day begins at mean midnight
Antonyms: sidereal
Definition: (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars
Main entry: civil
Definition: applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
Usage: civil authorities
Antonyms: serviceman, man, military man, military personnel
Definition: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
Antonyms: military
Definition: associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians
Main entry: civil
Definition: of or in a condition of social order
Usage: civil peoples
Antonyms: noncivilised, noncivilized
Definition: not having a high state of culture and social development