Heed vs Civility - What's the difference?

Heed is a related term of civility.

As nouns the difference between heed and civility

is that heed is heathen, pagan or heed can be heath while civility is politeness]]; courtesy; an individual act or a manner of [[behave|behaving which conforms to social conventions of propriety.

heed

English

Noun

(-)

Careful attention.

* 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4

Then for a few minutes I did not pay much heed to what was said, being terribly straitened for room, and cramped with pain from lying so long in one place.

Usage notes

* Often used with give, pay or take.

Synonyms

* (careful attention) attention, notice, observation, regard

Verb

(en verb)

To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

* Dryden

With pleasure Argus the musician heeds .

* 2013 September 23, Masha Gessen, " Life in a Russian Prison," New York Times (retrieved 24 September 2013):

Tolokonnikova not only tried to adjust to life in the penal colony but she even tried to heed the criticism levied at her by colony representatives during a parole hearing.

(archaic) To pay attention, care.

civility

English

(wikipedia civility)

Noun

Politeness]]; courtesy; an individual act or a manner of [[behave, behaving which conforms to social conventions of propriety.

* Chesterfield

The insolent civility of a proud man is, if possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be.

(obsolete) The state of society in which the relations and duties of a citizen are recognized and obeyed; civilization.

* Sir J. Davies

Monarchies have risen from barbarism to civility , and fallen again to ruin.

(obsolete) A civil office, or a civil process.

* Latimer

To serve in a civility .