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- [fur-tl or, esp. British, -tahyl]
- /ˈfɜr tl or, esp. British, -taɪl/
- /ˈfɜː.taɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fur-tl or, esp. British, -tahyl]
- /ˈfɜr tl or, esp. British, -taɪl/
Definitions of fertile word
- adjective fertile bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly; prolific: fertile soil. 1
- adjective fertile bearing or capable of bearing offspring. 1
- adjective fertile abundantly productive: a fertile imagination. 1
- adjective fertile producing an abundance (usually followed by of or in): a land fertile of wheat. 1
- adjective fertile conducive to productiveness: fertile showers. 1
- adjective fertile Biology. fertilized, as an egg or ovum; fecundated. capable of growth or development, as seeds or eggs. 1
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Origin of fertile
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin fertilis fruitful, akin to ferre to bear1; see -ile
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Parts of speech for Fertile
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fertile popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fertile
adj fertile
- productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- lush — (of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; succulent; tender and juicy.
- fruitful — producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.
- rich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- abundant — Something that is abundant is present in large quantities.
adjective fertile
- feracious — Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful.
general fertile
- womanliness — like or befitting a woman; feminine; not masculine or girlish.
- womanhood — the state of being a woman; womanly character or qualities.
Antonyms for fertile
adj fertile
- impotent — not potent; lacking power or ability.
- unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- sparse — thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.
- fruitless — useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
- infertile — not fertile; unproductive; sterile; barren: infertile soil.
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