cultivation
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3.8
- noun
- /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/
- Formal
:
cultivo
- She emphasized the importance of cultivation in developing one's character and intellect.
- self-cultivation
- cultivation of character
- education is the cultivation
So that is what Mill envisions as a cultivation of individuality.
- So that is what Mill envisions as a cultivation of individuality.
- You know, I can handle everything with counseling and through the cultivation of my spirituality in, in these other ways.
- You have performed the program that Aristotle prescribes for the cultivation of virtue.
- Some of it is social, some of it is something like self cultivation tending toward effort to acquire virtue.
Examples
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Republics, in order to survive, depended upon the cultivation of civic virtue among the citizens.
Academic text (1990) -
The other thing is what he calls cultivation, mental cultivation.
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Hence, the cultivation of taste is based on knowledge and civil sociability rather than the kind.
Academic text (2011) -
One of Salanter's main practices of character cultivation was the study of Jewish ethical writings.
Academic text (2015) -
You have performed the program that Aristotle prescribes for the cultivation of virtue.
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Moral education, as "the formation of character," is a form of self-cultivation, and as such, it is a lifetime endeavor.
Academic text (1998) -
An education of cultivation is an academic inducement designed to motivate and exhort students to learn.
Academic text (1998) -
The cultivation of good manners can greatly improve your social interactions.
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The school's focus on cultivation helps students refine their communication and leadership skills.
Synonyms
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2.5
A gradual change that makes something better or more advanced
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1.8
Manners and social skills learned from family or school
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6.2
Good taste and polite manners that show learning
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3.9
A protective or decorative layer on a surface
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5.3
The smooth, confident style that comes from practice
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4.0
To improve yourself by learning about your feelings and skills over time
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5.9
A polished, elegant way of acting that shows good taste
Working to improve yourself by learning and changing your habits
Antonyms
Compounds
How Cultured
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cultivation comes from an old Latin root cult- meaning 'to care for' or 'to grow'. You can see the same root in culture, so cultivation can mean the development and improvement of a person's mind, manners, or social skills.