fertile

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10
Words With Friends
11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈfɜːtaɪl/
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/ˈfɜːtaɪl/ · /ˈfɜːtəl/ · /ˈfɝːtəl/(US) · /ˈfɝːtaɪl/(US) · /ˈfɝːtaɪl/

Definition of fertile

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
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adj

  1. Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
  2. (figuratively)Of one's imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific.
  3. Capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful.
    “Most women at the age of fifty are not fertile.”
  4. Capable of developing past the egg stage.
  5. Not itself fissile, but able to be converted into a fissile material by irradiation in a reactor.
    “There are two basic fertile materials: uranium-238 and thorium-232.”

name

  1. A city and township in Iowa.
  2. A city in Minnesota.

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Etymology

From Middle English, from Middle French fertile, from Old French fertile, from Latin fertilis (“fruitful, fertile”), from ferō (“to bear, carry”).

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