cultured
/ˈkʌltʃəd/adjective
उच्चारण कल्चड
सुसंस्कृत, शिक्षित, सभ्य
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well educated and able to understand and enjoy art, literature
सुसंस्कृत, शिक्षित, सभ्य
- a cultured family
- Radhika grew up in a cultured household where poetry and classical music were part of everyday life.
- He is a cultured man who loves music and poetry.
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- The cultured audience listened in silence to the sitar recital.
- She comes from a cultured family and speaks four languages.
Synonyms cultivated refined sophisticated educated polished
Opposite uncultured uncivilized boorish philistine
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[only before noun]
(of pearls) grown artificially
(मोती) कृत्रिम रूप से उगाया गया
- cultured pearls
- The jeweller explained that the necklace was made of cultured pearls and not natural ones.
- Cultured pearls are cheaper than natural ones.
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- The shop sells cultured pearls from the south.
- Cultured pearls grow inside oysters on special farms.
Synonyms cultivated artificial farmed
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cultured (adjective, of people)
A cultured person is well educated and enjoys art, music and literature; it is a mark of respect.
'Cultured' व्यक्ति सुशिक्षित होता है और कला, संगीत तथा साहित्य का आनंद लेता है; यह सम्मान का सूचक है।
- She comes from a cultured family that loves poetry.
- He is a cultured man who reads widely.
a cultured voice / manner / mind
It also describes a voice or manner that sounds refined and polite.
यह परिष्कृत और विनम्र लगने वाली आवाज़ या व्यवहार का भी वर्णन करता है।
- The announcer had a cultured voice.
cultured pearl
A cultured pearl is grown by people inside an oyster; it is not a natural pearl.
'Cultured pearl' मनुष्य द्वारा सीप के भीतर उगाया गया मोती है; यह प्राकृतिक मोती नहीं है।
- The necklace was made of cultured pearls.
cultured vs cultural
Cultured describes a refined person; cultural describes things connected with a culture or the arts.
'Cultured' परिष्कृत व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है; 'cultural' किसी संस्कृति या कलाओं से जुड़ी चीज़ों का।
- A cultured woman attended the cultural programme.
cultured milk / cultured butter
In food, cultured means made with bacteria; curd is cultured milk.
भोजन में 'cultured' का अर्थ बैक्टीरिया की सहायता से बना है; दही 'cultured milk' है।
- Curd is cultured milk that helps digestion.
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adjective + cultured
highlywelldeeplygenuinelytruly
- He was a highly cultured man with a love for ghazals.
cultured + noun
personvoicepearlsocietymind
- A cultured society respects teachers.
be + cultured
beseemsoundbecomeremain
- She sounds cultured when she speaks.
noun + cultured
familyclasstasteaudience
- The cultured audience listened in silence to the sitar.
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- Her father, a cultured gentleman, collected old books.
उनके पिता, एक सुसंस्कृत सज्जन, पुरानी पुस्तकें इकट्ठा करते थे।
- Reading widely makes a person more cultured.
बहुत पढ़ना व्यक्ति को अधिक सुसंस्कृत बनाता है।
- The cultured pearl ring was cheaper than a natural one.
कृत्रिम रूप से उगाए गए मोती की अँगूठी प्राकृतिक मोती की अँगूठी से सस्ती थी।
- Radhika spoke in a cultured and gentle voice.
राधिका ने परिष्कृत और कोमल स्वर में बात की।
- The city's cultured audiences fill the theatre every week.
शहर के सुसंस्कृत दर्शक हर सप्ताह रंगमंच भर देते हैं।
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✗ We enjoyed a cultured programme at the school.
✓ We enjoyed a cultural programme at the school.
A programme of dance and music is cultural; cultured describes a person.
नृत्य और संगीत का कार्यक्रम 'cultural' होता है; 'cultured' व्यक्ति का वर्णन करता है।
✗ He is a very culture man.
✓ He is a very cultured man.
A noun cannot be used as an adjective here; the adjective is cultured.
यहाँ noun 'culture' को adjective की तरह नहीं रखा जा सकता; adjective 'cultured' है।
✗ Indian cultured is very old.
✓ Indian culture is very old.
The noun for a society's way of life is culture; cultured is an adjective.
समाज की जीवन-शैली के लिए noun 'culture' है; 'cultured' adjective है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
The two adjectives look alike but describe different things: a refined person versus something about culture.
दोनों adjective एक जैसे दिखते हैं, पर अलग चीज़ें बताते हैं: एक परिष्कृत व्यक्ति, दूसरा संस्कृति से जुड़ी बात।
Refined, well educated and fond of the arts.
परिष्कृत, सुशिक्षित और कलाओं में रुचि रखने वाला।
- She is a cultured lady.
Connected with the customs, arts and ideas of a society.
किसी समाज की परंपराओं, कलाओं और विचारों से जुड़ा।
- The college held a cultural festival.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
cul·tured
?Which word?
Keep apart cultured (well educated and refined) and cultural (connected with culture: 'cultural programme').
Cultured (शिक्षित और परिष्कृत) और cultural (संस्कृति से संबंधित: 'cultural programme') को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Cultured pearls (grown in farms).
Collocation 'cultured pearls' (फ़ार्म में उगाए गए)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who does not care about art or culture is a philistine; one who has refined taste in art a connoisseur or aesthete.
कला या संस्कृति की परवाह न करने वाला philistine; कला में परिष्कृत रुचि वाला connoisseur या aesthete।