culture
/ˈkʌlt͡ʃɚ/noun, verb2 syllables
Culture means: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality.
Synonyms for culture7
noun, as in a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
noun, as in a particular society at a particular time and place
noun, as in all the knowledge and values shared by a society
What does culture mean?8
noun
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality“they performed with great polish”
a particular society at a particular time and place“early Mayan civilization”
all the knowledge and values shared by a society
the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
(biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar)“the culture of cells in a Petri dish”
the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization“the developing drug culture”
the raising of plants or animals“the culture of oysters”
verb
grow in a special preparation“optimal conditions for culturing stem cell lines”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with culture?1
two syllables
Culture in a sentence
- In culture, they are on the same plane as savages.jmfcomo
- With regards to culture, you could say they're like barbarians.aliene
- Culture is like jam: the less one has, the more one spreads it.sacredceltic
- Culture is like jam, the less you have, the more you spread it.jakov
- When the sun of culture sets, the dwarfs too look like giants.unknown
- In our culture, we can't be married to two women at once.CK
- When the sun of culture sets, the dwarves too look like giants.unknown
- Culture is like a parachute: if you don't have it, you crash.AlanF_US
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of culture
as a noun
- plural
- cultures
as a verb
- past tense
- cultured
- present participle
- culturing
- third-person singular
- cultures
- past participle
- cultured