'Cultivated' definitions:
Definition of 'cultivated'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing; "cultivated land" [ant: uncultivated]
adjective
No longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use; "cultivated roses"; "cultivated blackberries"
adjective
Definition of 'Cultivated'
From: GCIDE
- Cultivate \Cul"ti*vate\ (k?l"t?-v?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cultivated (-v?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Cultivating (-v?`-t?ng).] [LL. cultivatus, p. p. of cultivare to cultivate, fr. cultivus cultivated, fr. L. cultus, p. p. of colere to till, cultivate. Cf. Colony.]
- 1. To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought to; to foster; to cherish. [1913 Webster]
- Leisure . . . to cultivate general literature. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To seek the society of; to court intimacy with. [1913 Webster]
- I ever looked on Lord Keppel as one of the greatest and best men of his age; and I loved and cultivated him accordingly. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to; to civilize; to refine. [1913 Webster]
- To cultivate the wild, licentious savage. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- The mind of man hath need to be prepared for piety and virtue; it must be cultivated to the end. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing; as, to cultivate corn or grass. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'cultivated'
From: GCIDE
- cultivated \cultivated\ adj.
- 1. marked by refinement in taste and manners; as, cultivated tastes in art.
- Syn: civilized, cultured, genteel, polite. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. used for raising crops; -- of land or soil. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'cultivated'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstruse,
- advanced,
- ameliorated,
- aristocratic,
- beautified,
- bettered,
- civilized,
- converted,
- cosmopolitan,
- cultured,
- dainty,
- deep,
- delicate,
- developed,
- discriminating,
- educated,
- elegant,
- embellished,
- encyclopedic,
- enhanced,
- enriched,
- erudite,
- fastidious,
- fine,
- genteel,
- gentle,
- gentlemanlike,
- gentlemanly,
- graceful,
- gracile,
- gracious,
- highbred,
- improved,
- ladylike,
- learned,
- lettered,
- literate,
- nice,
- pansophic,
- perfected,
- polished,
- polyhistoric,
- polymath,
- polymathic,
- profound,
- refined,
- reformed,
- scholarly,
- scholastic,
- soignee,
- sophisticated,
- studious,
- suave,
- subtle,
- transfigured,
- transformed,
- urbane,
- well-bred,
- well-brought-up,
- wise