cultivated

[US]/ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd/
[UK]/ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. planted and nurtured, showing good manners or education.

Phrases & Collocations

cultivated land

cultivated crops

well-cultivated soil

cultivated soil

Example Sentences

he cultivated an air of indifference.

she cultivated flossy friends.

lush greenery and cultivated fields.

Mary was cultivated as an ideal of womanhood.

cultivated a unisex look.

a rose that was cultivated to bloom early.

a carefully cultivated image

a highly cultivated woman

her carefully cultivated veneer of refinement.

a pose cultivated by the upper classes

This field has not been cultivated for years.

We have a vast expanse of cultivated land.

a cultivated way of speaking

Corn and cotton are extensively cultivated in this region.

The land here has been intensively cultivated for generations.

Mediterranean oat held to be progenitor of modern cultivated oat.

he was a remarkably cultivated and educated man.

tried to copy her cultivated accent;

Real-world Examples

I believe focus is something that can and must be cultivated.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

There are already many ideas about what can be cultivated in bogs.

Source: Environment and Science

But I also think about my heart and what feelings need to be cultivated there.

Source: The yearned rural life

Other paintings revealed that both red and white watermelons were cultivated during the 17th century.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American July 2021 Collection

It is also a virtue to be cultivated, perhaps even the key to happiness.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It has been cultivated and selected for qualities.

Source: Natural History Museum

Jobs's craziness was of the cultivated sort.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

Unlike K, Luv already seems to have cultivated the boundary between her inner self and public exterior.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

I've cultivated not one but several meaningful relationships.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

The farmer cultivated his fields just before planting time.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

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