ALL meanings of civilized
civ·i·lized
C c - adjective civilized If you describe a society as civilized, you mean that it is advanced and has sensible laws and customs. 3
- adjective civilized If you describe a person or their behaviour as civilized, you mean that they are polite and reasonable. 3
- adjective civilized having a high state of culture and social development 3
- adjective civilized cultured; polite 3
- noun civilized Bring (a place or people) to a stage of social, cultural, and moral development considered to be more advanced. 1
- adjective civilized culture: developed 1
- adjective civilized refined, cultured 1
- adjective civilized society: enlightened 1
- adjective civilized tamed, controlled 1
- adjective civilized having an advanced or humane culture, society, etc. 1
- adjective civilized polite; well-bred; refined. 1
- adjective civilized of or relating to civilized people: The civilized world must fight ignorance. 1
- adjective civilized easy to manage or control; well organized or ordered: The car is quiet and civilized, even in sharp turns. 1
- verb with object civilized to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians. 1
- adjective civilized Having a highly developed society or culture. 0
- adjective civilized Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical. 0
- adjective civilized Marked by refinement in taste and manners. 0