Learned and Refined

Learned

Learned adjective - Having or displaying advanced knowledge or education.
Usage example: the learned professor can speak knowledgeably on a wide array of subjects

Refined and learned are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refined" instead an adjective "Learned".

Nearby Words: learn, learning, learner, learnedly, learnt

Refined

Refined adjective - Having or showing a taste for the fine arts and gracious living.
Usage example: a refined couple who have hosted many elegant benefits for organizations promoting the arts

Learned and refined are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Learned" instead an adjective "Refined".

Nearby Words: refinement, refining, refiner

Both words in one sentence

  • Noble Male, Roguish Male Jin was brought up in a noble family in refined culture, and learned to fight as a Teen Genius in a prestigious Military Academy.
  • In the DVD making of documentary it stated he was actually copying co-star Omar Sharif's real refined Egyptian accent.note The reason the accent sounds so British is that Egyptians of Sharif's class and generation typically learned English quite young at British schools.
  • Nouveau Riche In The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Johnny Brown strikes it rich in Leadville and marries the title character, who is determined to prove herself the social equal of Old Money society despite not having being brought up with refined manners, to say nothing of having Never Learned to Read.
    Source: Nouveau Riche
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