Civility vs Comity - What's the difference?
civility | comity |
Politeness]]; courtesy; an individual act or a manner of [[behave, behaving which conforms to social conventions of propriety.
* Chesterfield
(obsolete) The state of society in which the relations and duties of a citizen are recognized and obeyed; civilization.
* Sir J. Davies
(obsolete) A civil office, or a civil process.
* Latimer
Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
*1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 96:
*:There, I saw not only flare-ups of ethnic animosity, but the comity that was also possible among men of different backgrounds.
Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations.
* Houston Chronicle
As nouns the difference between civility and comity
is that civility is politeness; courtesy; an individual act or a manner of behaving which conforms to social conventions of propriety while comity is courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.civility
English
(wikipedia civility)Noun
- The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be.
- Monarchies have risen from barbarism to civility , and fallen again to ruin.
- To serve in a civility .
comity
English
Noun
(comities)- Democrats took control of the House and Senate after 12 years of nearly unbroken Republican rule, with resolute calls for bipartisan comity and a pledge to move quickly on an agenda of health care, homeland security, education and energy proposals.