Hyphenation of civil

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word civil? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

civ-il

Definitions of civil:

1.	Applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military Civil authorities
2.	Not rude Marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others Even if he didn't like them he should have been civil- W.S. Maugham
3.	Of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state Civil affairs Civil strife Civil disobedience Civil branches of government
4.	Of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals Civil rights Civil liberty Civic duties Civic pride
5.	(of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life The civil calendar A civil day begins at mean midnight
6.	Of or in a condition of social order Civil peoples

Synonyms of civil:

adj	civilian
adj	civil, polite
adj	political unit
adj	civic, national, subject
adj	civil
adj	civilized, civilised

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.