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uncultivated

cul·ti·vat·ed
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuhl-tuh-vey-tid]
    • /ˈkʌl təˌveɪ tɪd/
    • /ˈʌnˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhl-tuh-vey-tid]
    • /ˈkʌl təˌveɪ tɪd/

Definitions of uncultivated word

  • adjective uncultivated prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land. 1
  • adjective uncultivated produced or improved by cultivation, as a plant. 1
  • adjective uncultivated educated; refined; cultured: cultivated tastes. 1
  • adjective uncultivated poorly educated 1
  • adjective uncultivated field: not planted or cleared 1
  • adjective uncultivated If land is uncultivated, there are no crops growing on it. 0

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Origin of uncultivated

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; cultivate + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Uncultivated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

uncultivated popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

uncultivated usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for uncultivated

adj uncultivated

  • agrarian — Agrarian means relating to the ownership and use of land, especially farmland, or relating to the part of a society or economy that is concerned with agriculture.
  • agrestal — (of uncultivated plants such as weeds) growing on cultivated land
  • anarchic — If you describe someone or something as anarchic, you disapprove of them because they do not recognize or obey any rules or laws.
  • anarchical — of, like, or tending to anarchy.
  • anarchistic — An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.

adjective uncultivated

  • clownish — If you describe a person's appearance or behaviour as clownish, you mean that they look or behave rather like a clown, and often that they appear rather foolish.
  • desert — A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
  • disgracious — Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
  • gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
  • inerudite — Not erudite; unlearned; ignorant.

Antonyms for uncultivated

adj uncultivated

  • been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
  • come to an end — to become completed or exhausted
  • couth — If you say that someone has couth, you mean that they have good manners and sophistication.
  • couther — known or acquainted with.
  • finished — ended or completed.

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