English Explanatory Dictionary

civilized

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a highly developed society or culture; belonging to civilization.
  2. Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
  3. Marked by refinement in taste and manners.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of civilize

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/ en-us-civilized.ogg EN-AU ck1 civilised.ogg

Word forms

civilized more civilized most civilized civilised

Related words

civil civilize

Derived words

civilizedly civilizedness hypercivilized noncivilized overcivilized precivilized semicivilized subcivilized supercivilized ultracivilized uncivilized
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