civilized
89
3.7
- adjective
- /ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/
:
civilizado
- People in a civilized society respect one another and follow the law.
- a civilized society
- civilized values
- a civilized nation
And the United Kingdom is the most civilized society in the world.
- And the United Kingdom is the most civilized society in the world.
- No one could seriously argue that Japan is anything other than a highly advanced, civilised, safe, clean, modern democracy.
- And for me that speaks to the fact that maybe one day we could have something called a civilised society.
- Namely, this war between Russia and Ukraine is the first major war of my lifetime between civilized nations.
- So oddly, oddly, US maturing as a civilization is one of the ways that we've become less civilized almost.
- On the one hand, the ideas of the cultured person and the civilized lifestyle that began to appear during that.
- And what I found when I was researching this through the kind of lens of status was, was that the fact that they were high culture, civilised.
- It is acquired in childhood, forms an intrinsic part of our existence as civilized beings, and is taken for granted by most of us.
- We had set fire to the stake where we burnt the laws and values of the civilized world.
- I, I hope it's within the confines of, of, of, of civilized, but it probably won't be at certain times.
Examples
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No one could seriously argue that Japan is anything other than a highly advanced, civilised, safe, clean, modern democracy.
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We're all civilized people here.
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And the United Kingdom is the most civilized society in the world.
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But can we build a society, can we build a civilized society without having the knowledge of what is best?
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This country seems rather more civilized than one originally thought.
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We can say that some societies are more civilized than others.
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Policy is made here the same way as in the civilized world: at the ballot box.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Yes, maybe we can finally conclude this business in a civilized manner," Jane said.
Fiction book (1997) -
The principal ones, those which define civilized society, are happiness, equality, and freedom.
Academic text (1990) -
It is acquired in childhood, forms an intrinsic part of our existence as civilized beings, and is taken for granted by most of us.
Synonyms
86
6.7
A person who has wide experience of the world and good social manners
14
2.7
A country with a strong industry and a high standard of living
Antonyms
- Offensive
16
5.9
Showing little social or cultural development and often acting rude and violent
How Civilized
379
4.0
14
2.7
89
3.7
- Offensive
16
5.9
183
5.1
61
6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word civilized comes from the old Latin civilis and the root civis 'citizen', the same root you see in civil and civic. So a 'civilized' society is one where people live together in order, with laws, arts, and useful technology.