cultivation
(noun)
noun
1. socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners
- her cultivation was remarkable
Definition categories: act, acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization
2. (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
Definition categories: act, production
3. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
Similar word(s): culture, finish, polish, refinement
Definition categories: state, flawlessness, perfection
4. the process of fostering the growth of something
- the cultivation of bees for honey
Definition categories: process, development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny
5. the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale)
Definition categories: act, production
Sentences with cultivation as a noun:
- The heavy cultivation of the hillside led to soil erosion.
- These fields are in cultivation.
- His steadfast cultivation of their relationship finally bore fruit.
- She is a woman of great cultivation.