ci ‧ vil ‧ i ‧ ty /səˈvɪləti, sɪˈvɪləti/ BrE AmE noun formal
1 . [uncountable] polite behaviour which most people consider normal ⇨ civil :
Please have the civility to knock before you enter next time.
2 . civilities [plural] something that you say or do in order to be polite:
We exchanged civilities when we were neighbours, but nothing more.