Antonyms for cultivation

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kuhl-tuh-vey-shuhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˌkʌl təˈveɪ ʃən

Definition of cultivation

Origin : c.1700, of knowledge, etc., a figurative use, from French cultivation (16c.), noun of action from cultiver, from Latin cultivare "to till" (see cultivate). Meaning "raising of a plant or crop" is from 1719; literal sense of "tilling of the land" is from 1725.

noun development of land for growing
noun culture, sophistication, education
noun nurture, help

Example sentences :

A very small portion of the land is susceptible of cultivation.
Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous

Amongst other services the monks rendered was the cultivation of learning and knowledge.
Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield

There is no account of indigo, and the cultivation of cotton had not commenced.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various

As the savages rendered the cultivation dangerous, it was given up.
Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright

He had acquired the art of sorcery through the cultivation of magic.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

But he is high-minded, and possesses much intelligence and cultivation.
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII. No. 5. May 1848 » by Various

The cultivation of the silk-worm is in itself an abomination.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

It is the only species which is sure to respond to the methods of cultivation.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

And the great aim of education is the cultivation of the habit of abstraction.
Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato

Is it only poets, and men of leisure and cultivation, who live with her?
Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Synonyms for cultivation

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