civilized
1. [ adjective ] (anthropology) having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
Synonyms: civilised
Examples:

"terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"

Related terms: noncivilized advanced civil humane educated industrial refined humane
2. [ adjective ] marked by refinement in taste and manners
Synonyms: cultured polite genteel cultivated civilised
Examples:

"cultivated speech" "cultured Bostonians" "cultured tastes" "a genteel old lady" "polite society"

Related terms: refined
3. [ adjective ] marked by refinement in taste and manners
Synonyms: cultured polite genteel cultivated
Examples:

"cultivated speech" "cultured Bostonians" "cultured tastes" "a genteel old lady" "polite society"

Related terms: refined
Similar spelling:   civilize
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