civilized

civ·i·lized  (sv-lzd)

adj.

1. Having a highly developed society and culture.

2. Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, ethical, and reasonable: terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world.

3. Marked by refinement in taste and manners; cultured; polished.

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civilized, civilised [ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd]

adj

1. having a high state of culture and social development

2. cultured; polite everything had been done in a civilized manner

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	civilized - having a high state of culture and development both social and technological; "terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world" civilised educated - possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge) refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" noncivilised, noncivilized - not having a high state of culture and social development
	2.	civilized - marked by refinement in taste and manners; "cultivated speech"; "cultured Bostonians"; "cultured tastes"; "a genteel old lady"; "polite society" cultured, genteel, polite, civilised, cultivated refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"

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civilized

adjective

1. cultured, educated, sophisticated, enlightened, humane All truly civilized countries must deplore torture.
cultured simple, wild, primitive, naive, ignorant, undeveloped, uneducated, unsophisticated, barbarous, untutored, uncultivated, uncivilized, unenlightened, uncultured

2. polite, mannerly, tolerant, gracious, courteous, affable, well-behaved, well-mannered Our divorce was conducted in a very civilized manner.

Translations

civilized [ˈsɪvɪlaɪzd] ADJ

1. (= socially advanced) [society, country, world, people] → civilizado
to become civilized → civilizarse

2. (= refined, decent) [person, manner] → educado; [behaviour, conversation, company] → civilizado; [meal, place, tastes] → refinado; [time of day] → decente
he never phones at a civilized hour → nunca llama a una hora decente
how civilized! real champagne! → ¡qué refinado or cuánto refinamiento! ¡champán de verdad!
I know we disagree, but we could at least be civilized about it → sé que no estamos de acuerdo, pero vamos a ser civilizados por lo menos

civilized [ˈsɪvɪlaɪzd] civilised (British) adj

[country, society] → civilisé(e)

(= polite) [person] → courtois(e)

(= enlightened) → civilisé(e)

(= comfortable) → raffiné(e)
very civilized! → la classe!
civil liberties npl → libertés fpl civiques

civilized

adj

→ zivilisiert; all civilized nations → alle Kulturnationen

working hours, conditions, hour → zivil; (= cultured) lifestyle, age etc → kultiviert; a more civilized place to live in → ein etwas zivilerer Ort zum Leben; brandy after dinner, very civilized → Weinbrand nach dem Essen, sehr gepflegt

civilized [ˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd] adj (country, society) → civilizzato/a, progredito/a; (behaviour, manner) → civile, cortese