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Cultured   /kˈəltʃərd/   Listen
Cultured

adjective
1.
Marked by refinement in taste and manners.  Synonyms: civilised, civilized, cultivated, genteel, polite.  "Cultured Bostonians" , "Cultured tastes" , "A genteel old lady" , "Polite society"



Culture

verb
(past & past part. cultured; pres. part. culturing)
1.
Grow in a special preparation.



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"Cultured" Quotes from Famous Books



... last days of the cultured and illustrious Ashurbanipal the outlying provinces of Assyria became independent. The Assyrian governors were slowly withdrawn from the tributaries along the Mediterranean Sea, and Judah, always ready to resist a foreign yoke, began to feel ...
— Stories of the Prophets - (Before the Exile) • Isaac Landman

... public. The story which she tells is neither lengthy nor involved. It is a simple, prettily told story of love at first sight, with a happy ending, and little to divert the mind of the reader from the hero and heroine. Mrs. Conger's literary style is pleasing, and her production evidences a well cultured mind and a tolerable appreciation of character. Her book will be found very pleasant ...
— Brooke's Daughter - A Novel • Adeline Sergeant

... men, once slaves, their freedom gained By force, and power at length attained; So, cultured brains and force combined, Shall mark the sphere of womankind And surely ...
— The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation • Carry A. Nation

... about "Pat." He was a gentleman without doubt. He was educated and cultured, he was witty and traveled. His game of bridge was faultless and his discussion of art or music authentic. He was ready to discuss ...
— I Married a Ranger • Dama Margaret Smith

... friends, further still, in our country, finally, in humanity, so that self-love and social love coincide, and we are impelled to virtue by the combined motives of interest and duty. This is an ethic of common sense from the standpoint of the cultured man of the world—which at the proper time has the right, no doubt, ...
— History Of Modern Philosophy - From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time • Richard Falckenberg


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