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[ fer-til-i-tee ] / fərˈtɪl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fertility ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe 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 fertility1375–1425; late Middle English fertilite (<Middle French ) <Latin fertilitās.See fertile, -ity OTHER WORDS FROM fertilitynon·fer·til·i·ty, nouno·ver·fer·til·i·ty, nounpre·fer·til·i·ty, nounun·fer·til·i·ty, nounWords nearby fertilityferryman, fertigate, fertile, Fertile Crescent, fertile period, fertility, fertility cult, fertility drug, fertility factor, fertility symbol, fertilization Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fertilityMarx forecast that the profit motive would lead to overworking and exhausting the fertility of our soil and other natural systems. American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years|Jedediah Purdy|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST In Wicca, the female goddess is represented by the Moon, a symbol of Mother Earth and fertility. ‘Gods of Suburbia’: Dina Goldstein’s Arresting Photo Series on Religion vs. Consumerism|Dina Goldstein|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Women who were active most days were more than three times more likely to have fertility problems than inactive women. Exercise and Fertility: Are You Too Fit to Get Pregnant?|DailyBurn|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST A Norwegian population-based survey of nearly 4,000 women under 45 found a clear link between exercise intensity and fertility. Exercise and Fertility: Are You Too Fit to Get Pregnant?|DailyBurn|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A researcher attending a fertility conference in Michigan this week discussed her research linking obesity to lower fertility. The Biggest Myths and Truths About Baby Making|Jean Twenge|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST He expatiated with great profoundness and fertility of ideas, on the uses to which a faculty like this might be employed. Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist|Charles Brockden Brown He manipulates it, presses it as a child presses its nurse's breast, to draw from its brown bosom the milk of fertility. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5|Theophile Gautier The decay of vegetation was popularly figured as due to the weakness of the god who produced the fertility. The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria|Morris Jastrow This grain is sown three times a year, since the fertility of the soil corresponds to the evenness of the seasons. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2)|Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt Among the Greeks and Romans, boundaries were also marked by a phallic statue of Hermes, the god of fertility. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism|Thomas Inman
British Dictionary definitions for fertility
nounthe ability to produce offspring, esp abundantly the state or quality of being fertile Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fertilitypregnancy, virility, potency, productivity, abundance, puberty, richness, productiveness, fruitfulness, gravidity, fecundity, prolificacy, copiousness, luxuriance, pubescence, plentifulness, prolificity Medical definitions for fertility
n.The state of being fertile, especially the ability to produce young. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |