CIVILITY
\sɪvˈɪlɪti], \sɪvˈɪlɪti], \s_ɪ_v_ˈɪ_l_ɪ_t_i]\
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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n. Courtesy of behaviour; politeness; good-breeding; —pl. Acts of politeness.
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Freedom from barbarity; politeness, complaisance, elegance of behaviour ; rule of decency, practice of politeness.
By Thomas Sheridan
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].