breeding[noun]Synonyms:- upbringing, ancestry, cultivation, development, lineage, nurture, raising, rearing, reproduction, training
- refinement, conduct, courtesy, cultivation, culture, polish, sophistication, urbanity
Antonyms: vulgarity
Contrasted words: barbarism, boorishness, coarseness, grossness, discourtesy, rudeness
Related Words: civility,
courtesy,
gentility,
grace [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
breed‧ing /ˈbriːdɪŋ/
noun [uncountable]1. when animals produce babies:
Open-sea fish lay several million eggs each breeding season.2. the activity of keeping animals or plants in order to produce animals or plants that have particular qualities:
the breeding of pedigree dogs Benson took great care in selecting breeding stock (=animals you keep to breed from).3. the fact of coming from a family of high rank and having polite social behaviour:
The young lieutenant had an air of wealth and good breeding. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲