adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚd/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkʌlt͡ʃəd/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:K AH1 L CH ER0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Learned in the ways of civilized society; civilized; refined.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
cultured students
cultured men
cultured person
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Artificially developed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
cultured voice
cultured plant
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of culture
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.