the act or art of cultivating.

the state of being cultivated.

culture; refinement.

noun

ignorance , unsophistication , destruction , harm , hurt , neglect

noun

agrology , agronomics , agronomy , farming , gardening , horticulture , planting , plowing , tillage , tilling , workingnotes:culture is acquired by study and application; cultivation is developed by training and exposure , advancement , aestheticism , breeding , civility , civilization , delicacy , discernment , discrimination , enlightenment , gentility , good taste , grounding , improvement , learning , letters , manners , polish , progress , refined taste , refinement , schooling , tastenotes:culture is acquired by study and application; cultivation is developed by training and exposure , advocacy , development , encouragement , enhancement , fostering , furtherance , patronage , promotion , supportnotes:culture is acquired by study and application; cultivation is developed by training and exposure , agriculture , culture , husbandry , nurture