What it means
- (adjective) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion. “She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people.”
- (adjective) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner. “It was very civil of him to stop the argument.”
- (adjective) Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters. “a civil case”
- (adjective) Secular.
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Letter analysis
- Civil contains 5 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
- It uses 4 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 10.
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Other 5-letter words
- abaci
- aback
- abaft
- abase
- abash
- abate
- abbey
- abbot
- abeam
- abets
- abhor
- abide
- abler
- abode
- abort
- about
- above
- abuse
Words starting with CIV
- civet
- civets
- civic
- civics
- civies
- civilian
- civilians
- civilities
- civility
- civilization
- civilizations
- civilize
- civilized
- civilizes
- civilizing
- civilly
- civvies
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Words ending with VIL
Common questions
What does Civil mean?
Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.
What are the anagrams of Civil?
Valid anagrams: clvii.
How many letters are in Civil?
Civil has 5 letters.
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