civilized

English

Alternative forms

• civilised (mostly British)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/

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• Hyphenation: civ‧i‧lized

Adjective

civilized (comparative more civilized, superlative most civilized)

1. Having a highly developed society or culture.
2. Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
3. 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.’

Translations

having a highly developed society or culture

• Armenian: քաղաքակիրթ (hy) (kʻaġakʻakirtʻ)
• Bulgarian: възпитан (vǎzpitan), културен (bg) (kulturen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 文明的 (wénmíngde)

• Czech: civilizovaný
• Finnish: sivistynyt (fi)
• French: civilisé (fr)
• German: zivilisiert (de)
• Hindi: सभ्य (hi) (sabhya)
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• Manx: ardveenit
• Polish: cywilizowany (pl), ucywilizowany
• Romanian: civilizat (ro) m, civilizată f
• Russian: цивилизо́ванный (ru) (civilizóvannyj), воспи́танный (ru) (vospítannyj), культу́рный (ru) (kulʹtúrnyj)
• Spanish: civilizado (es)

showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement

• Armenian: քաղաքակիրթ (hy) (kʻaġakʻakirtʻ)
• Bulgarian: цивилизован (bg) (civilizovan)
• Finnish: sivistynyt (fi)
• German: zivilisiert (de)
• Hindi: सभ्य (hi) (sabhya)
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• Manx: ardveenit, beasagh
• Romanian: civilizat (ro) m

marked by refinement in taste and manners

• Armenian: քաղաքակիրթ (hy) (kʻaġakʻakirtʻ)
• Bulgarian: изтънчен (bg) (iztǎnčen)
• Finnish: sivistynyt (fi)
• Hindi: सभ्य (hi) (sabhya)
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• Latin: cultus (la)
• Manx: ardveenit

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

civilized

1. simple past and past participle of civilize

See also

• civil
• civilize