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单词 cultivation
释义

cultivation

noun

cul·​ti·​va·​tion ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən How to pronounce cultivation (audio)
1
: culture, refinement
2
: the act or art of cultivating or tilling

Synonyms

  • accomplishment
  • civilization
  • couth
  • culture
  • polish
  • refinement
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Example Sentences

people of cultivation appreciate the special experience that only live theater can provide
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Word History

First Known Use

1553, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

cultivation

noun

cul·​ti·​va·​tion ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən How to pronounce cultivation (audio)
1
: the act or process of preparing the soil for the raising of crops
2
: refinement sense 2

Medical Definition

cultivation

noun

cul·​ti·​va·​tion ˌkəl-tə-ˈvā-shən How to pronounce cultivation (audio)
: culture sense 2

cultivation

noun

as in culture
a high level of taste and enlightenment as a result of extensive intellectual training and exposure to the arts people of cultivation appreciate the special experience that only live theater can provide

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • culture
  • education
  • civilization
  • refinement
  • accomplishment
  • knowledge
  • literacy
  • manners
  • learning
  • breeding
  • scholarship
  • polish
  • intellectuality
  • erudition
  • intellectualism
  • couth
  • elegance
  • cosmopolitanism
  • urbanity
  • sophistication
  • civility
  • politeness
  • gentility
  • taste
  • grace
  • class
  • genteelness
  • courtesy
  • courteousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • barbarism
  • ignorance
  • philistinism
  • illiteracy
  • rusticity
  • barbarianism
  • coarseness
  • parochialism
  • vulgarity
  • boorishness
  • provincialism
  • crudeness
  • churlishness
  • unsophistication
  • clownishness
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