| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun incivility.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (incivility) | 1. Deliberate discourtesy.[Wordnet]. 2. The quality or state of being uncivil; want of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness.[Websters]. 3. Any act of rudeness or ill breeding.[Websters]. 4. Want of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism.[Websters]. | |
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Date "INCIVILITIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1652. (references) |
Specialty Definition: incivility
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] Want of courtesy; rudeness of manners towards others; impoliteness.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wikipedic | Incivility is a general term for social behaviour lacking in civility or good manners, on a scale from lack of respect for elders, to vandalism and hooliganism, through public drunkenness and threatening behaviour. As such it has presumably been present in most societies throughout history, as individuals have stepped outside accepted codes of manners. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] Any act of rudeness or ill breeding. (references) | 2: [Noun] The quality or state of being uncivil; want of courtesy; rudeness of manner; impoliteness. (references) | 3: [Noun] Want of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism. (references) |
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