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   Fer·tile

   /ˈfərd(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops: "fields along the fertile flood plains of the river" Similar fecundfruitfulproductivehigh-yieldingprolificproliferatingpropagativegenerativerichlushrare:fructuousOpposite infertile
   • ▪ (of a seed or egg) capable of becoming a new individual.
   • ▪ (of a person, animal, or plant) able to conceive young or produce seed: "Barbara carefully calculated the period when she was most fertile" Similar able to conceiveable to have childrenfecundpotentgenerativereproductiveOpposite barren
   • ▪ (of a person's mind or imagination) producing many new and inventive ideas with ease. Similar imaginativeinventiveinnovativeinnovationalcreativevisionaryoriginalingeniousresourcefulconstructiveproductiveprolificOpposite unimaginative
   • ▪ (of a situation or subject) fruitful and productive in generating new ideas: "a series of fertile debates within the social sciences"
   • ▪ (of nuclear material) able to become fissile by the capture of neutrons.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via French from Latin fertilis, from ferre ‘to bear’.

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   FERTILE meaning: 1. Fertile land can produce a large number of good quality crops. 2. Fertile animals or plants are…. Learn more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFERTILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 days ago · 1. producing abundantly; rich in resources or invention; fruitful; prolific. 2. causing or helping fertility. the sun's fertile warmth. 3. able to produce young, seeds, fruit, pollen, spores, etc. 4. capable of development into a new individual; fertilized.

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   Definition of fertile adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definitions of fertile. adjective. capable of reproducing. synonyms: conceptive, impregnable. capable of conceiving. fecund. capable of producing offspring or vegetation. fertilizable. capable of being fertilized. rank. very fertile; producing profuse growth. fruitful. productive or conducive to producing in abundance. potent, stiff, strong.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › fertileFertile - definition of fertile by The Free Dictionary

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   Define fertile. fertile synonyms, fertile pronunciation, fertile translation, English dictionary definition of fertile. adj. 1. Biology a. Capable of initiating, sustaining, or supporting reproduction. b. Capable of growing and developing; able to mature: a fertile egg.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFERTILE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   a situation or place where an idea, activity, etc is likely to succeed. a fertile imagination. If someone has a fertile imagination, they have lots of interesting and unusual ideas. fertility. noun [ U ] uk / fəˈtɪləti / us. (Definition of fertile from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of fertile.

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   fertile meaning, definition, what is fertile: fertile land or soil is able to produce ...: Learn more.