cultivation
nounHow many syllables in cultivation?
There are 4 syllables in the word cultivation.How to pronounce cultivation:
Definition of cultivation:
- cultivation (noun):
- culture, refinement
- the act of cultivating
- (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale).
Synonyms for cultivation:
accomplishment
agriculture
agronomy
apiculture
aquaculture
beekeeping
breeding
civilization
couth
culture
education
erudition
farming
finish
gardening
husbandry
intellectuality
knowledge
learning
literacy
manners
ploughing
polish
production
refinement
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Antonyms for cultivation:
aloofness
atrocity
bad manners
barbarianism
barbarism
barbarity
barbarousness
bloodthirstiness
boorishness
brutality
carelessness
clumsiness
coarseness
confusion
corruption
crudeness
crudity
cruelty
decline
decrease
destruction
dirtying
discourteousness
discourtesy
disregard
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Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- Samaritan
- primavera
- fellow-creature
- disposition
- anaerobic
- accompanies
- insouciant
- extravagant
- detectable
- curriculum
- coalition
- belatedly
- vegetables
- conciliate
- commensalist
- apprehensive
- fragility
- conservation
- astrologer
- bareheaded
- nursery rhyme
- medallion
- devastation
- tactically
- impressively
- expressible
- rejuvenate
- nominated
- interloper
- homesickness
- cooperation
- allegedly
- adequately
- remorsefully
- mechanical
- constructable
- admiration
- unjustified
- policemen
- necromancy
- reproduction
- Iroquois
- hypnotizing
- captivity
- acrobatic
- tagliatelle
- indecision
- electrical
- absentminded
- whimsically
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Secondary stress refers to the minor emphasis that can occur on additional syllables in longer words, distinct from the primary stress.
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