Hyphenation of “civilised”
The standard US-English hyphenation shown for civilised is civilised, with 0 possible break points in this result.
What does “civilised” mean?
civilised: To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.
To introduce or impose the standards of one civilisation upon another civilization, group or person, arguably with the intent of achieving a perceived higher standard of behavior.
To bring from a state of savagery to an educated or refined state.
Having a highly developed society or culture.
2 more definitions
Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement; humane, reasonable, ethical.
Marked by refinement in taste and manners.
How “civilised” is split
For US English, the hyphenation result is civilised. This gives 0 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns civ-il-ised.
Questions about “civilised”
How do you hyphenate “civilised”?
In the US-English result used here, civilised is hyphenated as civilised.
Where can “civilised” break at the end of a line?
The returned US pattern contains 0 possible break points.
What does “civilised” mean?
To educate or enlighten a person or people to a perceived higher standard of behaviour.