civility

n., pl., -ties.

1. Courteous behavior; politeness.
2. A courteous act or utterance.

noun

1. Well-mannered behavior toward others: courteousness, courtesy, genteelness, gentility, mannerliness, politeness, politesse. See courtesy/discourtesy.
2. A courteous act or courteous acts that contribute to smoothness and ease in dealings and social relationships amenity (used in plural), courtesy, pleasantry, politeness, propriety (used in plural). See courtesy/discourtesy.

n

Definition: courtesy
Antonyms: discourtesy, rudeness

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: formal or perfunctory politeness
  Antonym: incivility (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: the act of showing regard for others
  Synonym: politeness

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - høflighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
beleefdheid

Français (French)
n. - politesse, courtoisie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Höflichkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ευγένεια, αβρότητα

Italiano (Italian)
garbatezza, cortesia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - civilidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
вежливость, учтивость

Español (Spanish)
n. - cortesía, urbanidad, civilidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hövlighet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
礼貌, 端庄

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 禮貌, 端莊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정중함

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 丁寧さ, 礼儀, 丁寧なことば

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أدب, أخلاق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נימוס, אדיבות‬

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