uncultivated

Definition

Adjective:
- Characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes: Describes a person, their manners, or their preferences as lacking refinement, education, or sophistication.
- Lacking art or knowledge: Describes a person as unrefined or uneducated in the arts or general knowledge.
- Not prepared for raising crops: Describes land or fields that are wild, undeveloped, or not used for agriculture.

Usage Examples

Describing a person or tastes:
- His uncultivated remarks at the art gallery revealed his unfamiliarity with modern sculpture.
- She found his taste in music to be rather uncultivated.
Describing land:
- The farm bordered a vast stretch of uncultivated wilderness.
- They hoped to turn the uncultivated field into a productive vineyard.

Advanced Usage

"uncultivated mind": Refers to an intellect that has not been developed or educated.
- The philosopher argued that an uncultivated mind was a terrible thing to waste.
"remain uncultivated": Often used in agricultural or environmental contexts to describe land left in its natural state.
- Due to the poor soil quality, the hillside remained uncultivated for decades.

Variants and Related Words

Uncultured (adj): Lacking good taste, manners, or education. (Often used interchangeably with the personal sense of 'uncultivated').
- His uncultured behavior was embarrassing at the formal dinner.
Uncultivable (adj): (Of land) Not capable of being cultivated.
- The rocky terrain was deemed uncultivable.
Cultivate (v): The root verb meaning to prepare and use land for crops, or to try to acquire or develop a quality, skill, or knowledge.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Adjective

characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes
- lowbrow tastes
(of persons) lacking art or knowledge
(of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops
- uncultivated land

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