Cultivation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners

(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌʌltɪvˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌʌltɪvˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌʌltɪvˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌʌltɪvˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

her cultivation was remarkable
they performed with great polish
I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

culture polish refinement finish

Parts of Speech

noun	socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners “her cultivation was remarkable”
noun	(agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
noun	a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; ; ; --Joseph Conrad “they performed with great polish”
noun	the process of fostering the growth of something “the cultivation of bees for honey”
noun	the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale)

Word Forms

cultivate	verb	prepare for crops
polish	verb	improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
refine	verb	improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anbau

Sozialisierung durch Training und Bildung zur Entwicklung des eigenen Geistes oder der Manieren

🇪🇸Spanish

cultivo

Socialización a través del entrenamiento y la educación para desarrollar la mente o los modales.

🇮🇹Italian

coltivazione

socializzazione attraverso la formazione e l'educazione per sviluppare la propria mente o le proprie maniere

🇳🇱Dutch

teelt

socialisatie door middel van training en onderwijs om iemands geest of manieren te ontwikkelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

cultivo

socialização por meio de treinamento e educação para desenvolver a mente ou as maneiras

🇷🇺Russian

выращивание

социализация посредством обучения и образования для развития ума или манер

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खेती

किसी के दिमाग या शिष्टाचार को विकसित करने के लिए प्रशिक्षण और शिक्षा के माध्यम से समाजीकरण

🇧🇩Bengali

চাষ

একজনের মন বা আচার-ব্যবহার বিকাশের জন্য প্রশিক্ষণ এবং শিক্ষার মাধ্যমে সামাজিকীকরণ

🇮🇳Tamil

சாகுபடி

ஒருவரின் மனம் அல்லது பழக்கவழக்கங்களை வளர்க்க பயிற்சி மற்றும் கல்வி மூலம் சமூகமயமாக்கல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సాగు

ఒకరి మనస్సు లేదా మర్యాదలను అభివృద్ధి చేయడానికి శిక్షణ మరియు విద్య ద్వారా సాంఘికీకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

लागवड

एखाद्याचे मन किंवा शिष्टाचार विकसित करण्यासाठी प्रशिक्षण आणि शिक्षणाद्वारे समाजीकरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખેતી

કોઈના મન અથવા રીતભાતને વિકસાવવા માટે તાલીમ અને શિક્ષણ દ્વારા સામાજિકકરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೃಷಿ

ಒಬ್ಬರ ಮನಸ್ಸು ಅಥವಾ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಪಡಿಸಲು ತರಬೇತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕೀಕರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൃഷി

ഒരാളുടെ മനസ്സോ പെരുമാറ്റമോ വികസിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള പരിശീലനത്തിലൂടെയും വിദ്യാഭ്യാസത്തിലൂടെയും സാമൂഹികവൽക്കരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਸ਼ਤ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਮਨ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਕਸਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਸਿਖਲਾਈ ਅਤੇ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਮਾਜੀਕਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

کاشت

کسی کے ذہن یا آداب کو تیار کرنے کے لئے تربیت اور تعلیم کے ذریعے سماجی کاری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

栽培

通过培训和教育来发展一个人的思想或举止的社会化

🇯🇵Japanese

栽培

精神やマナーを発達させるための訓練や教育による社会化

🇰🇷Korean

경작

마음이나 매너를 개발하기 위한 훈련과 교육을 통한 사회화

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trồng trọt

xã hội hóa thông qua đào tạo và giáo dục để phát triển trí tuệ hoặc cách cư xử của một người

🇹🇭Thai

การเพาะปลูก

การขัดเกลาทางสังคมด้วยการอบรมและการศึกษาเพื่อพัฒนาจิตใจหรือมารยาท

🇮🇩Indonesian

penanaman

sosialisasi melalui pelatihan dan pendidikan untuk mengembangkan pikiran atau budi pekerti seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

paglilinang

pakikisalamuha sa pamamagitan ng pagsasanay at edukasyon upang mapaunlad ang isip o asal

🇲🇾Malay

penanaman

sosialisasi melalui latihan dan pendidikan untuk mengembangkan minda atau adab seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زراعة

التنشئة الاجتماعية من خلال التدريب والتعليم لتنمية العقل أو الأخلاق

🇮🇷Persian

کشت

اجتماعی شدن از طریق آموزش و آموزش برای رشد ذهن یا آداب فرد

🇹🇷Turkish

yetiştirme

kişinin zihnini veya davranışlarını geliştirmek için eğitim ve öğretim yoluyla sosyalleşme

🇮🇱Hebrew

טיפוח

סוציאליזציה באמצעות הכשרה וחינוך לפיתוח דעתו או נימוסיו

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