fertile

fertile is on the Basic English 850 List.

female - fertile - fiction

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈfɜːtaɪl/ or /ˈfɜːtəl/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈfɝːtəl/ or /ˈfɝːtaɪl/
• (Canada) IPA ^(key): /ˈfɝːtaɪl/

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Adjective

Positive fertile

Comparative more fertile

Superlative most fertile

1. Fertile land is land on which crops can grow well.

   That field is fertile.

2. A fertile person, animal, or plant is one that can produce children or offspring.

   The average fertile female cat gives birth once or twice a year.

3. If someone has a fertile imagination, brain, or mind, they create a lot of interesting new ideas.

Synonyms

• life-giving

Related words

• Fertile Crescent
• fertility
• infertile