Synonyms for civility
All synonyms
Noun
politeness, comity, attention, urbanity, affability, courtesy, refinement, manner, favor US, favour UK, amenity, courteousness, amiability, complaisance
Definitions
- n. 1
Speech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy.
Forms
- Plural
- civilities → politenesses, comities, attentions, urbanities…
Example sentences
- politeness What is hard to put up with is his over-politeness.
- urbanity His urbanity gained him the premiership.
- courtesy These pictures are being shown by courtesy of CNN.
- refinement I read many books, and attained refinement.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| civility | rising | |
| politeness | rising | |
| comity | steady | |
| urbanity | steady | |
| affability | rising | |
| courtesy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- favor2
- 6 letters
- manner2, favour2, comity3
- 7 letters
- amenity4
- 8 letters
- courtesy3, urbanity
- 9 letters
- attention3
- 10 letters
- refinement3, politeness3, affability, amiability6
- 12 letters
- complaisance
- 13 letters
- courteousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (favor2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- civilité
- Deutsch
- Höflichkeit