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Attitudes to art and culture

artistic

adjective

sensitive to art and beauty, and able to enjoy it

artsy

adjective

arty

arty

adjective

showing a great interest in art, but in a way that may not be sincere

barbarian

noun

someone who does not respect art or culture

cosmopolitan

adjective

showing the influence of many different countries and cultures

highbrow

adjective

likely to interest people who are interested in learning, culture, and art

insular

adjective

not interested in meeting anyone outside your own group or country, or not interested in learning new ideas or ways of doing things

refined

adjective

someone who is refined is very polite and well educated, and enjoys art, music etc

refinement

noun

the quality of being very polite and well educated, and enjoying art, music etc

sophisticated

adjective

knowing a lot about things such as culture, fashion, and the modern world

sophistication

noun

the quality of knowing a lot about things such as culture, fashion, and the modern world

unrefined

adjective

someone who is unrefined is not very polite and does not show an interest in art, music etc

insularity

noun

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