fertility
the state or quality of being fertile.
Biology. the ability to produce offspring; power of reproduction: the amazing fertility of rabbits.
the birthrate of a population.
(of soil) the capacity to supply nutrients in proper amounts for plant growth when other factors are favorable.
Origin of fertility
1Other words from fertility
- non·fer·til·i·ty, noun
- o·ver·fer·til·i·ty, noun
- pre·fer·til·i·ty, noun
- un·fer·til·i·ty, noun
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How to use fertility in a sentence
He built the amount of rent payable by different lands, on the varying fertilities of the soil.
Now did Pedgift Junior shine brighter than ever he had shone yet in gems of caustic humor and exquisite fertilities of resource.
Armadale | Wilkie Collins
British Dictionary definitions for fertility
/ (fɜːˈtɪlɪtɪ) /
the ability to produce offspring, esp abundantly
the state or quality of being fertile
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