Associations to the word «Civilized»

Wiktionary

CIVILIZED, adjective. Having a highly developed society or culture.
CIVILIZED, adjective. Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
CIVILIZED, adjective. Marked by refinement in taste and manners.

Dictionary definition

CIVILIZED, adjective. Having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world".
CIVILIZED, adjective. Marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society".

Wise words

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