HyperDic: cultivated

English > 3 senses of the word cultivated:
ADJECTIVEallcultivated(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
allcultivatedno longer in the natural state
allcultivated, civilized, civilised, cultured, genteel, politemarked by refinement in taste and manners
cultivated > pronunciation
Soundskah'ltahvey.tahd; kah'ltihvey.tihd
Rhymesabbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd...
abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd...
English > cultivated: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing.
Example"cultivated land"
Oppositeuncultivated(of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops
Spanishcultivado
English > cultivated: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningno longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use.
Examples
  • "cultivated roses"
  • "cultivated blackberries"
Broadertame, tamedBrought from wildness into a domesticated state
English > cultivated: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaningmarked by refinement in taste and manners.
Example"cultivated speech"
Synonymscivilized, civilised, cultured, genteel, polite
Broaderrefined(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
Spanishcivilizado, cortés, cultivado, educado, fino, gentil, refinado
Catalancivilitzat, cortès, culte, cultivat, educat, fi, gentil, refinat

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