civilian | (adjective) associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military | - |
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(noun) a nonmilitary citizen | - |
civilisation | (noun) the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste | Synonyms: civilization, refinement |
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(noun) a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) | Synonyms: civilization |
(noun) a particular society at a particular time and place | Synonyms: civilization, culture |
(noun) the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization | Synonyms: civilization |
civilise | (verb) raise from a barbaric to a civilized state | Synonyms: civilize |
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(verb) teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment | Synonyms: civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train |
civilised | (adjective) having a high state of culture and development both social and technological | Synonyms: civilized |
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(adjective) marked by refinement in taste and manners | Synonyms: civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite |
civility | (noun) the act of showing regard for others | Synonyms: politeness |
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(noun) formal or perfunctory politeness | - |
civilization | (noun) the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste | Synonyms: civilisation, refinement |
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(noun) a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) | Synonyms: civilisation |
(noun) a particular society at a particular time and place | Synonyms: civilisation, culture |
(noun) the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization | Synonyms: civilisation |
civilize | (verb) raise from a barbaric to a civilized state | Synonyms: civilise |
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(verb) teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment | Synonyms: civilise, cultivate, educate, school, train |
civilized | (adjective) having a high state of culture and development both social and technological | Synonyms: civilised |
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(adjective) marked by refinement in taste and manners | Synonyms: civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polite |
curvilineal | (adjective) characterized by or following a curved line | Synonyms: curvilinear |
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curvilinear | (adjective) characterized by or following a curved line | Synonyms: curvilineal |
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devilise | (verb) turn into a devil or make devilish | Synonyms: devilize, diabolise, diabolize |
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devilish | (adjective) showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil | Synonyms: diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean, mephistophelian |
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(adjective) playful in an appealingly bold way | Synonyms: rascally, roguish |
(adverb) in a playfully devilish manner | Synonyms: devilishly |
devilishly | (adverb) in a playfully devilish manner | Synonyms: devilish |
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(adverb) (used as intensives) excessively | Synonyms: deadly, deucedly, insanely, madly |
(adverb) as a devil; in an evil manner | Synonyms: diabolically, fiendishly |
devilishness | (noun) The property of resembling or being characteristic of a devil. | - |
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devilize | (verb) turn into a devil or make devilish | Synonyms: devilise, diabolise, diabolize |
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incivility | (noun) deliberate discourtesy | - |
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noncivilised | (adjective) not having a high state of culture and social development | Synonyms: noncivilized |
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noncivilized | (adjective) not having a high state of culture and social development | Synonyms: noncivilised |
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pavilion | (noun) large and often sumptuous tent | Synonyms: marquee |
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servility | (noun) abject or cringing submissiveness | Synonyms: obsequiousness, subservience |
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uncivilised | (adjective) without civilizing influences | Synonyms: barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, wild |
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uncivilized | (adjective) without civilizing influences | Synonyms: barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilised, wild |
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vilification | (noun) slanderous defamation | Synonyms: malignment, smear |
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(noun) a rude expression intended to offend or hurt | Synonyms: abuse, contumely, insult, revilement |
vilifier | (noun) one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel | Synonyms: backbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer |
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vilify | (verb) spread negative information about | Synonyms: rail, revile, vituperate |
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vilipend | (verb) belittle | Synonyms: deprecate, depreciate |
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