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Civilized vs Unpolished - What's the difference?

civilized | unpolished | Antonyms |

Civilized is an antonym of unpolished.


As adjectives the difference between civilized and unpolished

is that civilized is having a highly developed society or culture while unpolished is not polished; not brought to a polish.

civilized

English

Alternative forms

* civilised (mostly British)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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 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.’}}

    See also

    * civil

    unpolished

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not polished; not brought to a polish.
  • Deprived of polish.
  • Not refined in manners; uncivilized; rude; plain.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * polished * refined * civilized

    Derived terms

    * unpolishedness

    References

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