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uncultivatable

uncultivatable

8.7
Land that cannot grow crops or be farmed
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnˌkʌltɪˈveɪtəbl/
translation icon : incultivable
  • The steep, rocky hillside was completely uncultivatable by traditional farming methods.

Examples

  • Much of the desert is considered uncultivatable due to its dryness and poor soil.

  • This land is uncultivatable due to its rocky terrain.

  • Government programs focus on reforesting uncultivatable land for environmental restoration.

  • Many farmers avoid uncultivatable areas for planting crops.

  • The gardener decided to abandon the uncultivatable plot in favor of more fertile land.

  • Due to its extreme slope, the valley was deemed uncultivatable and left untouched by farmers.

  • After years of attempts, they confirmed that the rocky terrain was indeed uncultivatable for agriculture.

Synonyms

unfruitful
vsuncultivatable
1 5.9

Not producing good results or crops

is focused on land unsuitability specifically, not on general lack of results
uncultivable
vsuncultivatable
8.6

Land that cannot grow crops

is about land not fit for farming rather than other problems
unculturable
vsuncultivatable
8.9

Land that cannot be used to grow crops because the soil is poor

refers specifically to land unfit for farming rather than general failure
ungiving
vsuncultivatable
8.9

Land that does not grow crops or plants

describes land unsuited to farming more narrowly than general barrenness

Antonyms

Land that is good for farming

How Cultivable

fertile
34 3.2
arable
5 5.5
infertile
19 5.2
uncultivatable
8.7
barren
5 7.4

Surface Forms

uncultivatable positive

Morphology

uncultivatable = cultivatable (transparent) = un + cultivate + able

The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the meaning of 'cultivatable', making the meaning transparent.

Etymology

Uncultivatable breaks into un- 'not' and cultivate 'to prepare land and grow crops', the same root as culture, so a helpful image is land you cannot make ready for a farm; that's why it means land that is not suitable for farming.