tillable
/'tiləbl/
Definition
Adjective: 1. Capable of being cultivated or farmed: Describes land, especially soil, that is suitable for plowing and growing crops because it is of good quality, not too rocky, and can be worked productively.
Usage
The word "tillable" is used almost exclusively to describe agricultural land. It is a formal or technical term often found in agricultural, real estate, or geographical contexts. It focuses on the physical suitability of the land for the act of tilling (plowing).
Examples
- The valley contains hundreds of acres of tillable soil perfect for growing wheat.
- Before purchasing the property, they had a soil survey done to determine how much of it was tillable.
- Erosion and drought can turn once tillable land into barren ground.
Advanced Usage
- "Economically tillable": A phrase used to describe land that is not only physically capable of being farmed but also profitable to farm under current economic conditions.
- Only a small portion of the acreage was deemed economically tillable due to the high cost of irrigation.
Variants and Related Words
- Till (verb): To prepare and cultivate land for crops by plowing, harrowing, and fertilizing.
- Farmers till the soil in the spring.
- Tillage (noun): The preparation of land for growing crops.
- Modern tillage practices aim to reduce soil erosion.
Synonyms
- Arable: (of land) suitable for growing crops. This is the most direct synonym.
- Cultivable: Capable of being cultivated.
- Fertile: (of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops. (Note: "Fertile" emphasizes productivity, while "tillable" emphasizes workability).
- Productive: Producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities.
Antonyms
- Infertile: (of soil or land) not producing or incapable of producing abundant vegetation.
- Barren: (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation.
- Uncultivable: Not capable of being cultivated.
- Rocky: Full of rocks, making tilling difficult or impossible.
Adjective
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(of farmland) capable of being farmed productively
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