Transcription
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- [kuhl-tuh-vey-tid]
- /ˈkʌl təˌveɪ tɪd/
- /ˈʌnˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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