Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cultivation

5 senses of cultivation

Sense 1
cultivation -- (socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners; "her cultivation was remarkable")
       => socialization, socialisation, acculturation, enculturation -- (the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture")

Sense 2
cultivation -- ((agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale))
       => production -- ((economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production")

Sense 3
polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish -- (a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "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)
       => perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra -- (the state of being without a flaw or defect)

Sense 4
cultivation -- (the process of fostering the growth of something; "the cultivation of bees for honey")
       => growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis -- ((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children")

Sense 5
cultivation -- (the act of raising or growing plants (especially on a large scale))
       => production -- ((economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production")