cultured

[kuhl-cherd]

adjective

1. having or characterized by culture; refined; enlightened.

   civilized and cultured peoples; music and other cultured pursuits.

   Synonyms: genteel, elegant, sophisticated, polished

2. artificially nurtured or grown.

   cultured bacteria.

3. cultivated; tilled.

cultured

/ ˈkʌltʃəd /

adjective

1. showing or having good taste, manners, upbringing, and education

2. artificially grown or synthesized

   cultured pearls

3. sport of superior quality, as though the product of special training

   a cultured left foot

   a cultured backhand

Other Word Forms

• noncultured adjective
• overcultured adjective
• semicultured adjective
• well-cultured adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cultured¹

First recorded in 1550–745; culture + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Each little sphere is essentially a tiny, lab-grown mini-brain, made out of living stem cells which have been cultured to become clusters of neurons and supporting cells - these are the “organoids”.

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"For beef, it is quite viable for cultured meat to come out on top," he argues.

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But according to Stamets, “to say that rice substrate, being cultured by mycelium as it grows through it, is just rice, inert or a filler are lies.”

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A cultured breed distinct from the hard-boiled native brand, its king and queen are Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, as it is almost impossible not to know.

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From one cultured footballer to another, their mutual respect was also obvious in their embrace at the end.

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Related Words

• accomplished 
• civilized 
• cultivated 
• educated 
• enlightened 
• erudite 
• genteel 
• intelligent 
• knowledgeable 
• literate 
• polite 
• refined 
• sophisticated 
• tolerant 
• urbane