civilized
Americanadjective
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having an advanced or humane culture, society, etc.
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polite; well-bred; refined.
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of or relating to civilized people.
The civilized world must fight ignorance.
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easy to manage or control; well organized or ordered.
The car is quiet and civilized, even in sharp turns.
adjective
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having a high state of culture and social development
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cultured; polite
a civilized discussion
Other Word Forms
- civilizedness noun
- half-civilized adjective
- hypercivilized adjective
- noncivilized adjective
- subcivilized adjective
- supercivilized adjective
- ultracivilized adjective
- well-civilized adjective
Etymology
Origin of civilized
Example Sentences
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Though a fork and knife make one feel civilized while digging into the roast, this ruby glass of Rioja Alta doesn’t hurt.
From Salon
Any civilized society must cultivate and maintain an intellectual class.
From Salon
Norman Allenby-Smith, the chairman of the 650-member Sandbanks Community Group says he has also been trying to find a civilized solution but has so far "failed".
From BBC
Tylor and Robertson Smith agreed, however, that what Tylor called the “essential rationality of primitive peoples” linked the savage past and the civilized present.
“I said I don’t agree with him on that, but let’s keep it civilized, whichever way the people go.”
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