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De - Pt| English Dictionary: incivility | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for incivility | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Incivility \In`ci*vil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Incivilities}. [L. incivilitas: cf. F. incivilit[82].] 1. The quality or state of being uncivil; want of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness. --Shak. Tillotson. 2. Any act of rudeness or ill breeding. Uncomely jests, loud talking and jeering, which, in civil account, are called indecencies and incivilities. --Jer. Taylor. 3. Want of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism. [R.] --Sir W. Raleigh. Syn: Impoliteness; uncourteousness; unmannerliness; disrespect; rudeness; discourtesy. | |
