cultivation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners
    • her cultivation was remarkable
  2. noun (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)
  3. noun a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
    culture; polish; finish; refinement.
    • they performed with great polish
    • I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose
    • almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
  4. noun the process of fostering the growth of something
    • the cultivation of bees for honey
  5. noun the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale)

WordNet

Cul`ti*va"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. cultivation.
Definitions
  1. The art or act of cultivating; improvement for agricultural purposes or by agricultural processes; tillage; production by tillage.
  2. Bestowal of time or attention for self-improvement or for the benefit of others; fostering care.
  3. The state of being cultivated; advancement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition; refinement; culture.
    Italy . . . was but imperfectly reduced to cultivation before the irruption of the barbarians. Hallam.

Webster 1913