Civilization Definition for Kids

Also British civilised /ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd/

Learner's definition of CIVILIZED

[more civilized; most civilized]

: marked by well-organized laws and rules about how people behave with each other

• A civilized society must respond to crime with fairness and justice.
• a more civilized culture
• a person known throughout the civilized world [=everywhere people live in well-organized and developed societies]

— 2 : polite, reasonable, and respectful

• Stop yelling. We have to be more civilized about this.
• a civilized conversation
• Try to act like a civilized human being!
• civilized behavior

— : pleasant and comfortable

• With my new job, I'll be able to start my day at a more civilized hour. [=at a time that is not so early in the morning]
• a civilized way to spend the evening

b : showing concern for what is correct according to social rules

• They lived in a more civilized era. [=a time when people were more concerned with what was proper]

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