cultured

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US/ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚd/UK/ˈkʌlt͡ʃəd/

adjective

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

“cultured men”

Similar
cultivatedcivilizedcivilisedgenteelpoliterefined
Opposite
uncultured
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Meanings

adjectivecultured (comparative more cultured, superlative most cultured)

comparative more cultured · superlative most cultured

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

    cultured men

    2 more examples

    cultured students

    cultured person

  2. Artificially developed.

    cultured voice

    1 more example

    cultured plant

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of culture

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
cultivated
Opposite
uncultured

adjectivemarked by refinement in taste and manners

Similar
civilizedcivilisedcultivatedgenteelpoliterefined
Also see
civilisedcivilizedcultivatedgenteelpolite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic مُثَقَّف
  • مُثَقَّف (muṯaqqaf)civilized; refined
Bulgarian културен, култивиран
  • културен (kulturen)civilized; refined
  • култивиран (kultiviran)artificially developed
Chinese Mandarin 有教养的, 文明的
  • 有教养的civilized; refined
  • 文明的civilized; refined
Czech kultivovaný, kulturní
  • kultivovanýcivilized; refined
  • kulturnícivilized; refined
  • vzdělanýcivilized; refined
Finnish sivistynyt, jalostettu
  • sivistynytcivilized; refined
  • jalostettuartificially developed
  • viljeltyartificially developed
  • hapatettuartificially developed
French cultivé, cultivé
  • cultivécivilized; refined
  • cultivéartificially developed
German gebildet, kultiviert
  • gebildetcivilized; refined
  • kultiviertartificially developed
Hebrew תרבותי, מתורבת
  • תרבותי (tarbutí)civilized; refined
  • מתורבת (meturbát)civilized; refined
Hindi सभ्य
  • सभ्य (sabhya)civilized; refined
Italian coltivato
  • coltivatoartificially developed
Latin cultus
  • cultuscivilized; refined
Portuguese culto, cultivado
  • cultocivilized; refined
  • cultivadoartificially developed
Romanian cultivat, învățat
  • cultivatcivilized; refined
  • învățatcivilized; refined
Russian культу́рный, интеллиге́нтный
  • культу́рный (kulʹtúrnyj)civilized; refined
  • интеллиге́нтный (intelligéntnyj)civilized; refined
  • образо́ванный (obrazóvannyj)civilized; refined
  • культиви́рованный (kulʹtivírovannyj)artificially developed
Slovak kultivovaný, kultúrny
  • kultivovanýcivilized; refined
  • kultúrnycivilized; refined
  • vzdelanýcivilized; refined
Spanish docto, culto
  • doctocivilized; refined
  • cultocivilized; refined
  • cultosocivilized; refined
  • culturosocivilized; refined
  • culturetacivilized; refined
  • culturizadocivilized; refined
  • pulcrocivilized; refined
  • culteranocivilized; refined
  • cultivadoartificially developed
  • culturadoartificially developed
Turkish kültürlü
  • kültürlücivilized; refined
Cite this entry
APA

cultured. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cultured

MLA

“cultured.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cultured. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cultured,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cultured.

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