enlightened; refined.

artificially nurtured or grown

cultured bacteria.

cultivated; tilled.

adjective

ignorant , inexperienced , stupid , unsophisticated

adjective

able , accomplished , advanced , aesthetic , appreciative , au courant , blue-stocking , chivalrous , civilized , courteous , cultivated , distingue , educated , elegant , enlightened , erudite , gallant , genteel , highbrow * , high-class , informed , intellectual , intelligent , knowledgeable , lettered , liberal , literary , literate , mannerly , polished , polite , refined , savant , scholarly , sensitive , sophisticated , tasteful , tolerant , traveled , understanding , up-to-date , urbane , versed , well-informednotes:cultured refers to people and pearls; cultivated refers to mind , tastes , speech , or behavior , well-bred