civilized

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

civilised (non-Oxford British English)

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/
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Hyphenation: civ‧i‧lized

Adjective[edit]

civilized (comparative more civilized, superlative most civilized)

Having a highly developed society or culture; belonging to civilization.
- 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 196:
  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.
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
Marked by refinement in taste and manners.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess‎^[1]:
  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.’

Derived terms[edit]

civilizedly

Translations[edit]

having a highly developed society or culture

Armenian: քաղաքակիրթ (hy) (kʿałakʿakirtʿ)
Bulgarian: възпитан (vǎzpitan), културен (bg) (kulturen)
Catalan: civilitzat (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 文明的 (wénmíngde)
Czech: civilizovaný
Finnish: sivistynyt (fi)
French: civilisé (fr)
German: zivilisiert (de)
Hindi: सभ्य (hi) (sabhya), मुहज्जब (hi) (muhajjab), शिष्ट (hi) (śiṣṭ)
Manx: ardveenit
Polish: cywilizowany (pl), ucywilizowany
Romanian: civilizat (ro)
Russian: цивилизо́ванный (ru) (civilizóvannyj), воспи́танный (ru) (vospítannyj), культу́рный (ru) (kulʹtúrnyj)
Spanish: civilizado (es)
Ukrainian: цивілізо́ваний (uk) (cyvilizóvanyj)

showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement

Armenian: քաղաքակիրթ (hy) (kʿałakʿakirtʿ)
Bulgarian: цивилизован (bg) (civilizovan)
Catalan: civilitzat (ca)
Finnish: sivistynyt (fi)
German: zivilisiert (de)
Hindi: सभ्य (hi) (sabhya), मुहज्जब (hi) (muhajjab), शिष्ट (hi) (śiṣṭ)
Manx: ardveenit, beasagh
Romanian: civilizat (ro)
Ukrainian: цивілізо́ваний (uk) (cyvilizóvanyj)

marked by refinement in taste and manners

Armenian: քաղաքակիրթ (hy) (kʿałakʿakirtʿ)
Bulgarian: изтънчен (bg) (iztǎnčen)
Catalan: educat (ca)
Finnish: sivistynyt (fi)
Hindi: सभ्य (hi) (sabhya), मुहज्जब (hi) (muhajjab), शिष्ट (hi) (śiṣṭ)
Latin: cultus (la)
Manx: ardveenit

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Sindhi: ^{(please verify)} مهذب‎ (sd) (Muhazzib)

Verb[edit]

civilized

simple past tense and past participle of civilize