civilnessrare. [f. civil + -ness.] Civility. 1553N. Grimalde Cicero's Offices C viij, Sowre, lowring, blockish, rusticall, and farre from all ciuilnesse of life.1632Lithgow Trav. x. (1682) 411 Prejudicial to all Christian Civilness [and] tranquil Government.1730–36Bailey, Civilness, civility.