Civic vs Civilized - What's the difference?
civic | civilized |
Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
Of or relating to the citizen, or of good citizenship and its rights and duties.
Having a highly developed society or culture.
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
Marked by refinement in taste and manners.
*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
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‘Civilized ,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}}
As adjectives the difference between civic and civilized
is that civic is civic while civilized is having a highly developed society or culture.civic
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(wikipedia civic)Adjective
(en adjective)- Thousands of people came to the Civic''' Center to show off their '''civic pride.
- civic duty
Derived terms
* civic centre * civics * civic-mindedcivilized
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Alternative forms
* civilised (mostly British)Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=A waiter brought his aperitif, which was a small scotch and soda, and as he sipped it gratefully he sighed.
‘Civilized ,’ he said to Mr. Campion. ‘Humanizing.’ […] ‘Cigars and summer days and women in big hats with swansdown face-powder, that's what it reminds me of.’}}