civilized
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4.3
- adjective
- /ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/
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civilizado
- Our economy is in recession and the civilized world faces unprecedented dangers, yet the state of our union has never been stronger.
- civilized nations
- civilized people
- civilized country
Dogs bring complete joy to the majority of civilized people, Angie.
- Dogs bring complete joy to the majority of civilized people, Angie.
- And the travellers, tinkerers, people like that were too civilized by that time of history.
- Well, I didn't think it would be civilized.
- You also earlier compared US statistics to and I quote other civilized countries.
- But you can't consistently obey the rules enough to sustain civilized society.
- He became diplomatic and thoughtful and civilized.
- Everybody else had become too comfortable and too civilized, and the Aztecs were just mercenary.
- So there there was so much that we would think, you know, you're either a barbarian or you're civilized.
- It's such a fascinating part of life here on earth that there's tribes that don't have much or any contact with the quote UN quote civilized world.
- And by civilized I mean people who have writing, who live in cities, who have extensive trade and administration.
- As a matter of fact, human beings have been hunting species, you know, since we've been not, not even civilized since we began working together.
- Human beings need storytelling in order to make sense out of life, in order to live as well and civilized as a human being can.
Examples
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My God, David, we're a civilized society.
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A civilized society respects the rights and dignity of all its members.
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So not only that, it was like I was cast out of, you know, civilized society.
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Can, can the individual actually work inside of a civilized society?
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And by civilized I mean people who have writing, who live in cities, who have extensive trade and administration.
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But today we're more civilized.
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The entire civilized world will follow closely what we do here.
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I think we should steer the conversation toward a more civilized tone.
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You know, in the civilized world we don't use that word anymore.
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Now can't we just discuss this like mature, civilized adult human beings?
Synonyms
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6.7
A person who has wide experience of the world and good social manners
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1.0
Having elegant manners and good taste in art or dress
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7.7
Polite and elegant in a way that tries to impress others
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2.7
A country with a strong industry and a high standard of living
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5.1
A person who likes and understands art, music, and books
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4.1
Showing elegant, polite manners and good taste
Having good education, polite manners, and good taste
Antonyms
- Offensive
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5.9
Showing little social or cultural development and often acting rude and violent
How Civilized
86
6.7
- Formal
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4.1
5
5.1
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4.3
- Offensive
16
5.9
183
5.1
61
6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word civilized comes from an old Latin word civilis, from civis meaning 'citizen'. Being a 'citizen' in a city meant living with laws, schools and shared culture, so civilized came to mean a society with advanced ideas and polite behaviour.