high culture

noun

The artistic entertainment and material artifacts associated with a society's aristocracy or most learned members, usually requiring significant education to be appreciated or highly skilled labor to be produced.

Similar
fine arts
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Meanings

nounhigh culture (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe artistic entertainment and material artifacts associated with a society's aristocracy or most learned members, usually requiring significant education to be appreciated or highly skilled labor to be produced.

    Synonyms: fine arts

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe artistic entertainment and material artifacts associated with a society's aristocracy or most learned members, usually requiring significant education to be appreciated or highly skilled labor to be produced.

Similar
fine arts

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 高雅文化
  • 高雅文化 (gāoyǎ wénhuà)high culture
Finnish korkeakulttuuri
  • korkeakulttuurihigh culture
German Hochkultur
  • Hochkulturhigh culture
Norwegian Bokmål høykultur
  • høykulturhigh culture
Polish kultura wyższa
  • kultura wyższahigh culture
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APA

high culture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20culture

MLA

“high culture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20culture. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high culture,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20culture.

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