civilian

Other forms of civilian

plural

civilians·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about civilian

What does civilian mean?

civilian means "a nonmilitary citizen". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in civilian?

civilian has 3 syllables: ci-vil-ian. The stress falls on "vil". In IPA it is /səˈvɪljən/.

What is the opposite of civilian?

The recorded antonyms are serviceman, military.

Is civilian a common word?

civilian is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with civilian?

2 words rhyme with civilian. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.