enlightened

enlightened
adj
1. aware, insightful, sensitive, broad-minded, open-minded, reasonable, rational; wise, understanding, comprehending; intellectual, cerebral, brainy, highbrow or highbrowed; articulate, well-spoken, fluent; civilized, cultivated, refined, cultured, artistic, Inf. arty, Sl. artsy, Inf. longhair or longhaired.
2. educated, learned, scholarly, erudite; literate, lettered, literary, well-read, knowledgeable, informed, conversant, versed, well-versed, well-grounded; sensible of, apprised of, acquainted with, familiar with.
3. trained, schooled, instructed, tutored, coached; prepared, readied, primed.

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