gardening
noun
Simple meaning
Any process of care, maintenance.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡɑɹdənɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
horticulture
The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.
by extension
Any process of care, maintenance, or curation, especially digitally.
cricket
The act of a batsman prodding at the pitch with their bat, typically in order to flatten any bumps.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: (horticulture) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture.
Used this way, gardening is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
A plot of ground where plants are cultivated.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Someone who takes care of a garden.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
The cultivation of flowering plants.
Working as a landscape gardener.
The growing of vegetables or flowers for market.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- gardenernoun
- landscapingnoun
- farmingnoun
- gardennoun
- botanynoun
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Synonyms
Sense: process or action of cultivating the soil
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