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cultures

NOUN

breeding, education, sophistication

Synonyms

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ability art civilization experience fashion perception practice science skill

STRONG

accomplishment address capacity class courtesy cultivation delicacy dignity discrimination dress elegance elevation enlightenment erudition finish gentility grace improvement kindness learning manners nobility polish politeness proficiency refinement savoir-faire tact training urbanity

WEAK

aestheticism good taste

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance inability inexperience

STRONG

bad manners clumsiness coarseness crudeness harm hurt impoliteness incompetence inelegance ineptness roughness rudeness tactlessness

NOUN

ideas, values of a people

Synonyms

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civilization development folklore habit knowledge lifestyle society way of life

STRONG

convention customs ethnology grounding humanism mores

WEAK

arts and sciences folkways the arts

NOUN

development of land

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agriculture

STRONG

agrology agronomy cultivation farming gardening raising tending

WEAK

agronomics

Example Sentences

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Appeared in the April 18, 2026, print edition as 'Tasting New Cultures in The Kitchen'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"Cultures are different, not to mention the language barrier," the mayor said, urging "mutual support and consideration".

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Cultures from every corner of the planet have holidays and festivals where people dress up in colorful animal masks or costumes.

From Salon • May 12, 2025

Jenkins was nominated for two Grammy Awards for children’s albums: “Ella Jenkins and a Union of Friends Pulling Together” and “Sharing Cultures With Ella Jenkins,” in 2000 and 2005, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2024

Cultures girded themselves against zero, and philosophies crumbled under its influence, for zero is different from the other numbers.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife