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सभ्य — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • civil adj Relating to ordinary citizens and government, as opposed to the military or religion.
  • civilized adj Having a well-developed society, culture, and institutions.
  • cultured adjective Well-educated and refined in manner, taste, or knowledge of the arts.
  • decent adj Morally proper and respectable; showing honesty and fairness.
  • polite adj Showing good manners and consideration for others.
  • proper adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.

Senses

सभ्य is used for these senses in English:

  • cultured civilized; refined
  • civil behaving in a reasonable or polite manner
  • civilized having a highly developed society or culture
  • decent showing integrity, fairness, moral uprightness
  • polite well-mannered

civil — full definition

  1. adj Relating to ordinary citizens and government, as opposed to the military or religion.
  2. adj Polite and reasonably courteous, without being warm or friendly.
  3. adj Relating to private disputes between citizens, as opposed to criminal law.

civilized — full definition

  1. adj Having a well-developed society, culture, and institutions.
  2. adj Polite, reasonable, and decent in behaviour.

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