English Explanatory Dictionary

fertility

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
  2. The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.
  3. The average number of births per woman within a population.

Pronunciation

/fə(ɹ)ˈtɪlɪti/ /fɝˈtɪləti/ /ˈfɜːʳʈiliʈi/ /ˈfɜːʳʈajliʈi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fertility.wav

Word forms

fertility fertilities

Etymology

From Middle French fertilité, from Latin fertilitās, equivalent to fertile + -ity.

Synonyms

fecundity fertileness

Antonyms

infertility

Derived words

antifertility autofertility fertility clinic fertility cult fertility drug fertility tourism fosmid hyperfertility hypofertility interfertility nonfertility oncofertility overfertility prefertility self-fertility semifertility soil fertility subfertility superfertility
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