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.