civilities

Variant of civility

civility definition

ci·vil·ity (sə vil′ə tē)

noun pl. civilities -·ties

  1. politeness, esp. in a merely formal way
  2. a civil, or polite, act or utterance

Etymology: ME civilite < OFr < L civilitas (< civilis, civil), politics, hence politic behavior, politeness

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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