English language

How to pronounce cultivation in English?

Toggle Transcript
Type Words
Synonyms culture, finish, polish, refinement
Type of flawlessness, perfection, ne plus ultra
Derivation cultivate
Type Words
Type of production
Has types beekeeping, culture, husbandry, farming, tilling, agriculture, apiculture, aquaculture
Derivation cultivate
Type Words
Type of acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization


her cultivation was remarkable.
Type Words
Type of production
Type Words
Type of growth, ontogeny, development, maturation, ontogenesis, growing
Derivation cultivate


the cultivation of bees for honey.

Examples of cultivation

cultivation
In 1998 I started practicing a spiritual cultivation practice called Falun Dafa.
From the theepochtimes.com
Cultivation of trees, integrated farming and game ranching are all alternatives.
From the newscientist.com
One-fifth is believed to be caused by human activity, such as field cultivation.
From the sciencedaily.com
One of the Afghans'biggest enemies, McNeill said, is their cultivation of opium.
From the newsobserver.com
The Natufian women's crop cultivation seems to be the earliest known to history.
From the independent.co.uk
The plants are easy to maintain in cultivation but difficult to start from seed.
From the en.wikipedia.org
True improvement results from educational cultivation in favorable environments.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Saxons are portrayed as farmers who clear the land for cultivation of grain.
From the en.wikipedia.org
We do not definitely know if in those days there was any cultivation of cereals.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners; "her cultivation was remarkable"
  • (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
  • Polish: a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
  • The process of fostering the growth of something; "the cultivation of bees for honey"
  • (cultivate) prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"
  • (cultivate) educate: teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
  • In agriculture, cultivation is the process of growing plants (specifically crops) on arable land. It is usually associated with large-scale agriculture, as opposed to small-scale gardening. Crop cultivation requires fertile soil, water (from irrigation or precipitation), and seeds. ...
  • (Cultivate) Agriculture is the production, processing, marketing, and use of foods, fibers and byproducts from plant crops and animals. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of human civilization, with the husbandry of domesticated animals and plants (i.e. ...
  • The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture; The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture; Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something); Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition