fertile
See also: Fertile
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English, from Middle French fertile, from Old French fertile, from Latin fertilis (“fruitful, fertile”), from ferō (“I bear, carry”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɜːtaɪl/, /ˈfɜːtəl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɝːtəl/, /ˈfɝːtaɪl/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfɝːtaɪl/
Audio (US): (file)
Adjective
editfertile (comparative more fertile, superlative most fertile)
- Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
- (figuratively) Of one's imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:productive
- (biology)
- Capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful.
- Capable of developing past the egg stage.
- (physics) 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.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- fertilisation, fertilization
- fertilise, fertilize
- fertiliser, fertilizer
- fertility, fertileness
- subfertile
Translations
editof land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops
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of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific
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capable of reproducing
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capable of developing past the egg stage
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Further reading
edit- “fertile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “fertile”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “fertile”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adjective
editfertile (plural fertiles)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “fertile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editItalian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editfertile (plural fertili)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- fertile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
editAdjective
editfertile
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