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cultivatedRefined and well-educated; showing good education, manners, and taste. Can also mean prepared and used for growing crops.

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: Refined and well-educated; showing good education, manners, and taste. Can also mean prepared and used for growing crops.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkʌltəˌveɪtəd/

Korean meaning: 교양있는, 세련된, 재배된

Korean pronunciation: 컬-티-베이-티드 (강세: 컬)

Example Sentences

  • Despite winning the lottery, he maintained his cultivated demeanor and didn't buy a golden toilet.
  • Her cultivated garden attracted butterflies and compliments from neighbors.
  • The professor's cultivated British accent made even his dad jokes sound sophisticated.

cultivated

ADJECTIVE

//ˈkʌltəˌveɪtəd//

Refined and well-educated; showing good education, manners, and taste. Can also mean prepared and used for growing crops.

cultivated concept
💡 Concept

Refined and well-educated; showing good education, manners, and taste. Can also mean prepared and used for growing crops.

cultivated rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The cultivated gentleman grew agitated, while the scholar stayed fascinated!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkʌltəˌveɪtəd/

🌳Etymology

Rootcultiv
Suffix--ated

Origin

From Latin 'cultivatus', past participle of 'colere' meaning 'to till, care for, or worship'. The word evolved from the literal sense of tending crops to the figurative meaning of refining one's mind and character.

🎵Rhyme

elevatedfascinatedcomplicated

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Despite winning the lottery, he maintained his cultivated demeanor and didn't buy a golden toilet.

Her cultivated garden attracted butterflies and compliments from neighbors.

😄 Fun example

The professor's cultivated British accent made even his dad jokes sound sophisticated.

Wild strawberries taste different from cultivated ones.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

refinedsophisticatedpolishededucatedcivilized

Antonyms

crudeuncouth

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