vegetation
1
7.7
- noun
- /ˌvɛdʒɪˈteɪʃən/
:
vida vegetativa
Examples
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You call this vegetation a meal after a ten-hour workday?
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Think of the talents that developed that would never have flourished in a classroom dedicated, as so many classrooms are, to memorization, regurgitation, and vegetation.
Academic text (2004) -
After losing his job, Mark felt like he was living in a state of vegetation, completely devoid of ambition.
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The long hours spent in front of the television led her to a life of vegetation, where nothing seemed to change.
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For years, his routine was nothing more than vegetation, as he did the same tasks day after day without any enthusiasm.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A patch of land with a particular group of plants different from nearby areas
How Active
362
1.1
78
3.9
1
7.7
2
6.8
9
6.3
43
6.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
vegetation = vegetate (semi-transparent) = veget + ation
The sense 'a state of passive, plant-like existence' is a derivation from 'vegetate' but involves a metaphorical shift that may not be fully obvious to all learners.
Etymology
Vegetation comes from Latin vegetare 'to make lively', but English also uses the verb vegetate 'to live like a plant' to show a slow, passive life. That's why in this sense vegetation can mean a dull, inactive state, like living without much change.