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Definitions for Cultured

[1] enlightened; refined.
[2] artificially nurtured or grown: cultured bacteria.
[3] cultivated; tilled.
[4] the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
[5] that which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc.
[6] a particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period: Greek culture.
[7] development or improvement of the mind by education or training.
[8] the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group: the youth culture; the drug culture.
[9] Anthropology . the sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another.
[10] Biology . the cultivation of microorganisms, as bacteria, or of tissues, for scientific study, medicinal use, etc. the product or growth resulting from such cultivation.
[11] the act or practice of cultivating the soil; tillage.
[12] the raising of plants or animals, especially with a view to their improvement.
[13] the product or growth resulting from such cultivation.
[14] to subject to culture; cultivate.
[15] Biology . to grow (microorganisms, tissues, etc.) in or on a controlled or defined medium. to introduce (living material) into a culture medium.
[16] showing or having good taste, manners, upbringing, and education
[17] artificially grown or synthesized cultured pearls
[18] sport of superior quality, as though the product of special training a cultured left foot ; a cultured backhand
[19] the total of the inherited ideas, beliefs, values, and knowledge, which constitute the shared bases of social action
[20] the total range of activities and ideas of a group of people with shared traditions, which are transmitted and reinforced by members of the group the Mayan culture
[21] a particular civilization at a particular period
[22] the artistic and social pursuits, expression, and tastes valued by a society or class, as in the arts, manners, dress, etc
[23] the enlightenment or refinement resulting from these pursuits
[24] the attitudes, feelings, values, and behaviour that characterize and inform society as a whole or any social group within it yob culture
[25] the cultivation of plants, esp by scientific methods designed to improve stock or to produce new ones
[26] stockbreeding the rearing and breeding of animals, esp with a view to improving the strain
[27] the act or practice of tilling or cultivating the soil
[28] biology the experimental growth of microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi, in a nutrient substance (culture medium), usually under controlled conditions See also culture medium a group of microorganisms grown in this way
[29] to cultivate (plants or animals)
[30] to grow (microorganisms) in a culture medium

Words related to Cultured

educated, erudite, knowledgeable, literate, polite, sophisticated, accomplished, civilized, genteel, cultivated, enlightened, urbane, intelligent, refined, tolerant, polished, versed, informed, traveled, lettered

Words nearby Cultured

culture specific syndrome, culture trait, culture vulture, culture war, culture-free test, cultured, cultured pearl, culturist, culturology, culturomics, cultus

Origin of Cultured

1400–50; late Middle English: tilling, place tilled (< Anglo-French ) < Latin cultūra. See cult, -ure

Words that may be confused with Cultured

cultivated, cultured

Other words from Cultured

non·cul·tured , adjective
o·ver·cul·tured , adjective
sem·i·cul·tured , adjective
well-cul·tured , adjective
an·ti·cul·ture , noun
in·ter·cul·ture , adjective
in·ter·cul·ture , noun
mul·ti·cul·ture , noun
non·cul·ture , noun
pre·cul·ture , noun
su·per·cul·ture , noun

Word origin for Cultured

C15: from Old French, from Latin cultūra a cultivating, from colere to till; see cult

Synonyms for Cultured

accomplished, civilized, cultivated, educated, enlightened, erudite, genteel, intelligent, knowledgeable, literate, polite, refined, sophisticated, tolerant, urbane, advanced, informed, lettered, polished, traveled, understanding, versed, able, aesthetic, appreciative, au courant, blue-stocking, chivalrous, courteous, distingue, elegant, gallant, high-class, highbrow, intellectual, liberal, literary, mannerly, savant, scholarly, sensitive, tasteful, up-to-date, well-informed