elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
Used in a Sentence
breeding
How to use breeding in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for breeding.
Editorial note
That's what we get for breeding a society of consumers.
Examples12
Definitions6
Parts of speech2
Quick take
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of breeding gathered in one view.
the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for breeding.
noun
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
See also: genteelness, gentility
noun
the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement"
noun
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
See also: fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
noun
the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization
noun
the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
See also: reproduction, procreation
adjective
producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes"
Example sentences
That's what we get for breeding a society of consumers.
This degraded civilization became the perfect breeding ground for disease and even more people died.
Those are real people, whose lives you seem to weigh very little when you consider them against the still theoretical disadvantages of modern selective breeding.
These multidrug-resistant species we're breeding are the single most likely cause of the eventual extinction of the human species, far ahead of nuclear war.
When you coddle lazy or bad developers, you end up breeding an entire crop of developers who end up creating terrible legacy systems that will plague us for years to come.
Give a couple examples that you think support this idea that aren't equally well explained by the traditional 'stone broke and ignorant and breeding like mad to make sure at least one survives' model.
Americans of proper breeding and with the educational attainment and moral worth to become salarymen would simply never go bankrupt.
Modern molecular breeding techniques greatly alleviates this because we can see which varieties confer resistance to a pathogen or pest, and then breed in those select traits.
With the collapse of the Roman Empire, European housebuilding went back to starch roofs - which in addition to be a poor way to protect yourself from rain or humidity can be a breeding ground for diseases and pests.
> we are breeding new generations who have no concept that anything worth doing requires hard work and commitment, and whose total career aspirations are to climb the middle management ladder as fast as possibleBull.
I have quite a bit of a problem with people ordering antibiotics, and breeding antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains both inside their bodies, and in our sewers once they feel better and flush the rest of the pills.
If "conservation" means breeding wild animals in what is essentially captivity so that "rich westerners" can pay lots of money to go around and shoot them for the sake of shooting them, then you're absolutely right, I am going to be offended.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use breeding in a sentence?
That's what we get for breeding a society of consumers.
What does breeding mean?
elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
What part of speech is breeding?
breeding is commonly used as noun, adjective.