Civilised vs Civilized - What's the difference?
civilised | civilized | Alternative forms |
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)
, chapter=5
‘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.’}}
Civilized is a alternative form of civilised.
As adjectives the difference between civilised and civilized
is that civilised is an alternative spelling of from=UK|from2=Ireland|from3=Australia|from4=New Zealand|from5=South Africa|lang=en while civilized is having a highly developed society or culture.As a verb civilised
is past tense of civilise.civilized
English
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.’}}