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cul·tured

cultured

 
pronunciation:
kuhl chrd
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: attained through cultivation; cultivated.
They have traveled to many places and have cultured tastes.
synonyms:
cultivated
definition 2: refined in manners or education; sophisticated.
The cultured audience understood all the allusions in the play.
synonyms:
civilized, cultivated, refined, sophisticated
antonyms:
ignorant, uncultured, wild
similar words:
accomplished, couth, educated, elegant, fine, finished, genteel, highbrow, mannerly, polished, polite, tasteful, thoroughbred, urbane, well-bred
definition 3: grown or produced in an artificial and controlled manner.
cultured pearlscultured eggs
similar words:
processed
definition 4: produced using a bacterial culture.
cultured cheese
similar words:
cultivated