civilized

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled civilised

US /ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd/ UK /ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
socially advanced, refined, and well-mannered

Let's settle this in a civilized manner over coffee.

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Synonyms

1 adj · socially advanced, refined,... cultured refined cultivated polished enlightened sophisticated

Opposites

barbaric savage primitive uncivilized barbarous

Word family

Derived forms civilizedness

Related forms civilize civilization civil civility

Etymology

Past participle of civilize, from French civiliser, from Latin civilis ('relating to citizens'), from civis ('citizen').

civilis Latin civis Latin

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# civilized

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd
**IPA (UK):** ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd

## Meanings
1. socially advanced, refined, and well-mannered

## Examples
- Let's settle this in a civilized manner over coffee.

## Synonyms
- cultured
- refined
- cultivated
- polished
- enlightened
- sophisticated

## Antonyms
- barbaric
- savage
- primitive
- uncivilized
- barbarous

## Derived Forms
- civilizedness

## Related Forms
- civilize
- civilization
- civil
- civility

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: civilis
- Root: civis

## Etymology
Past participle of civilize, from French civiliser, from Latin civilis ('relating to citizens'), from civis ('citizen').

## AI Etymology
Civilized is the past participle of civilize, from French civiliser, from Latin civilis ('relating to citizens'), from civis ('citizen'). The historical trail runs through civilis in Latin and civis in Latin. Used as an adjective, civilized now means "socially advanced, refined, and well-mannered", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as civilizedness and related forms such as civilize, civilization, civil, and civility. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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