adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of culture form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Learned in the ways of civilized society; civilized; refined.

   "cultured students"

2. 2
   Artificially developed.

   "cultured voice"

Adjective

1. 1
   marked by refinement in taste and manners wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cultivatededucatedlearnedabstruseadvancedameliorated

Antonyms

All antonyms

uncultured

Example

More examples

"What are the marks that distinguish the cultured man?"

Related phrases

cultured meatcultured stonelike-cultured

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