Definitions for civilized
ˈsɪv əˌlaɪzdciv·i·lized

Princeton's WordNet(2.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. civilized, civilisedadjective

   having a high state of culture and development both social and technological

   "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"

2. civilized, civilised, cultivated, cultured, genteel, politeadjective

   marked by refinement in taste and manners

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. civilizedadjective

   Having a highly developed society or culture.

2. civilizedadjective

   Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.

3. civilizedadjective

   Marked by refinement in taste and manners.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Civilized

   of Civilize

2. Civilizedadjective

   reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts, learning, and civil manners; refined; cultivated

How to pronounce civilized?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say civilized in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of civilized in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of civilized in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of civilized in a Sentence

1. George Frost Kennan:

   The very concept of history implies the scholar and the reader. Without a generation of civilized people to study history, to preserve its records, to absorb its lessons and relate them to its own problems, history, too, would lose its meaning.

2. President Barack Obama:

   The killing of innocent people based on a twisted ideology is an attack not just on France, not just on Turkey, it is an attack on the civilized world, we stand in solidity with (the French people) in hunting down the perpetrators of this crime and bringing them to justice.

3. Rand Paul:

   Not only do we need restrictions in our country, i'm going to be advocating for an international convention of civilized countries to come together and discuss gain-of-function research and the potential harm it could cause on a global scale.

4. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner:

   Suspects, violent offenders, felons with guns, we're coming after you, there's no place for automatic weapons in a civilized society.

5. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov:

   If I can advise President Biden, I would like him to articulate to Vladimir Putin of Russia that no red lines from the Kremlin side should be here. The red line is here in Ukraine and the civilized world will react without hesitation, the idea of not provoking Russia will not work.

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