Definition of Civilness

1. Noun. The state or quality of being civil. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Civilness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Civilness

civilities
civility
civilizable
civilization
civilization-state
civilizational
civilizations
civilize
civilized
civilizer
civilizers
civilizes
civilizing
civill
civilly
civilness
civilnesses
civilogue
civilogues
civils
civision
civism
civisms
civitas
civitates
civvie
civvies
civvy
civvy street
cixutumumab

Literary usage of Civilness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces ...by John Marshall by John Marshall (1804)
"Fathers, I desire you may hear me in civilness ; if not, we must handle that rod which was laid down for the use of the obstreperous. ..."

2. The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces by John Marshall, Bushrod Washington (1832)
"Fathers, I desire you may hear me in civilness; if not, we must handle that rod which was laid down for the use of the obstreperous. ..."

3. The Writings of George Washington by George Washington (1889)
"Fathers, I desire you may hear me in Civilness ; if not, we must handle that Rod which was laid down for the Use of the ..."

4. Putnam's Magazine: Original Papers on Literature, Science, Art, and National by John Walter Osborne (1854)
"Fathers, I desire you may hear me in civilness, if not, we must handle that rod which was laid down for the use ..."

5. Biography and History of the Indians of North America: From Its First Discovery by Samuel Gardner Drake (1851)
"... in civilness ; if not, we must handle that rod which was laid down for the use of the obstreperous. If you had come in a peaceable manner, ..."

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