civilized en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Meanings
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Having a highly developed society or culture; belonging to civilization.
In the year 1521, when Cortez reached Anahuac, the American bison was seen for the first time by civilized Europeans, if we may be permitted to thus characterize the horde of blood thirsty plunder seekers who fought their way to the Aztec capital.
1889, William T. Hornaday, The Extermination of the American Bison:Like the wolf, man the hunter in killing the weak and unfit, actually works to maintain the health of the herd. But civilized man is quite a different animal, and when he wipes out an entire city or levels a forest, he is no longer working within the natural balance of things.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 196:
- Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
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Marked by refinement in taste and manners.
A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed. ‘Civilized,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […]‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most civilized | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| civilised | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more civilized | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
overcivilized · semicivilized · subcivilized · noncivilized · hypercivilized · precivilized · supercivilized · uncivilized · civilizedly · ultracivilized · civilizedness
Translations (48)
hi शिष्ट (having a highly developed society or culture) · hi शिष्ट (marked by refinement in taste and manners) · bg цивилизован (having a highly developed society or culture) · ca educat (marked by refinement in taste and manners) · cs civilizovaný (having a highly developed society or culture) · ru цивилизо́ванный (having a highly developed society or culture) · hy քաղաքակիրթ (having a highly developed society or culture) · bg възпитан (showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement) · bg изтънчен (marked by refinement in taste and manners) · hi सभ्य (showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement) · nl geciviliseerd (having a highly developed society or culture) · uk цивілізо́ваний (showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement) · pl cywilizowany (having a highly developed society or culture) · cmn 文明的 (having a highly developed society or culture) · fi sivistynyt (having a highly developed society or culture) · gv ardveenit (marked by refinement in taste and manners) · bg културен (having a highly developed society or culture) · hi मुहज्जब (marked by refinement in taste and manners) · gv beasagh (showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement) · hi मुहज्जब (showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement) · sa सभ्य (showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement) · bg културен (showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement) · hi सभ्य (marked by refinement in taste and manners) · pl ucywilizowany (having a highly developed society or culture) · sa सभ्य (marked by refinement in taste and manners) · ca civilitzat (having a highly developed society or culture) · gv ardveenit (showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement) · gv ardveenit (having a highly developed society or culture) · es civilizado (having a highly developed society or culture) · hy քաղաքակիրթ (showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement) · la cultus (marked by refinement in taste and manners) · ca civilitzat (showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement) · fr civilisé (having a highly developed society or culture) · fi sivistynyt (showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement) · hi शिष्ट (showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement) · nl beschaafd (having a highly developed society or culture) · uk цивілізо́ваний (having a highly developed society or culture) · de zivilisiert (having a highly developed society or culture) · ro civilizat (having a highly developed society or culture) · bg възпи́тан (having a highly developed society or culture) · hi सभ्य (having a highly developed society or culture) · de zivilisiert (showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement) · ru воспи́танный (having a highly developed society or culture) · fi sivistynyt (marked by refinement in taste and manners) · hy քաղաքակիրթ (marked by refinement in taste and manners) · ro civilizat (showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement) · th ศิวิไลซ์ (having a highly developed society or culture) · ru культу́рный (having a highly developed society or culture)