Definition of
civilised has definitions from the field of anthropology
1
[ adjective ] marked by refinement in taste and manners

Synonyms

cultured polite genteel cultivated civilized

Examples

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

Related terms

refined

2
[ adjective ] (anthropology) having a high state of culture and development both social and technological

Synonyms

civilized

Examples

"terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world"

Related terms

noncivilized advanced civil humane educated industrial refined humane

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