fertility
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fertility
- /fə(ɹ)ˈtɪlɪti/ UK
- /fɝˈtɪləti/ US
Rhymes with -ɪlɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle French fertilité, from Latin fertilitās, equivalent to fertile + -ity.
noun fertilities
- The condition, or the degree, of being fertile. Muckspreading increases the fertility of the soil.
- The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.
- The average number of births per woman within a population.
Similar: fecundity, fertileness · Opposite: infertility
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fecundity, prolificacy, fertility rate, birthrate, birth rate, richness, fertilization, reproductive, reproduction, fertilisation, procreation, pregnancy, childbearing, birth, childbirth, child-bearing
noun
Similar: fecundity, fertileness · Opposite: infertility
Translations
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noun the condition, or the degree of being fertile
| Español | fertilidad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 肥沃 féiwò, 繁殖力 fánzhílì, 生殖力 shēngzhílì, 生育力 shēngyùlì |
| हिन्दी | उपजाऊपन upjāūpan |
| Português | fertilidade |
| Français | fertilité |
| Deutsch | Fruchtbarkeit |
| Ελληνικά | γονιμότητα gonimótita |
| Română | fertilitate |
| Русский | плодоро́дие plodoródije, плодови́тость plodovítostʹ |
| العربية | خُصُوبَة ḵuṣūba |
| עברית | פּוֹרִיּוּת poriút |
noun the birthrate of a population
| Español | fertilidad |
|---|---|
| Português | fertilidade |
| Русский | рожда́емость roždájemostʹ |
Talk about this word "fertility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fertility. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fertility. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fertility "fertility." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fertility.Cite this
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title = {fertility},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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