Civilized | Mean of civilized in English Dictionary

/ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd/

• marked by well-organized laws and rules about how people behave with each other
1. A civilized society must respond to crime with fairness and justice.
2. a more civilized culture
3. a person known throughout the civilized world [=everywhere people live in well-organized and developed societies]
• polite, reasonable, and respectful
1. Stop yelling. We have to be more civilized about this.
2. a civilized conversation
3. Try to act like a civilized human being!
4. civilized behavior
• pleasant and comfortable
1. 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]
2. a civilized way to spend the evening

• showing concern for what is correct according to social rules
1. They lived in a more civilized era. [=a time when people were more concerned with what was proper]