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Another word for civility

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Noun

  1. Well-mannered behavior toward others

    See also:

    courtesy

  2. A courteous act or courteous acts that contribute to smoothness and ease in dealings and social relationships

    See also:

    courtesy

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Sentence Examples

  • Civility is the second casualty of political debate.

  • With such huge and lumbering civility the country hands a chair to the city.

  • She was now treated with every honour and civility, and finally established with her own court at St James's Palace.

  • Why is civility so lacking in discussions about food, nutrition, and food policy?

  • He was of imposing presence and had great conversational powers; but his inflexible integrity was not sufficiently tempered by tact and civility to admit of his winning general popularity.

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