Dictionary

fertile en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈfɝːtəl/ (US)
• /ˈfɝːtaɪl/ (Canada)
• /ˈfɝːtaɪl/ (US)
• /ˈfɜːtəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈfɜːtaɪl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
   • Taking advantage of the river's fertile floodplain, residents of the town of Skardu cultivate apricot, apple, and peach orchards in the sandy soil. 1987 October, Galen Rowell, “Baltistan: The 20th Century Comes to Shangri-la”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 529:
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.

Forms

Antonyms

barren · infertile · sterile

Deriveds

Fertile Valley · cross-fertile · fertilely · Fertile Belt · superfertile · fertiloscope · fertilin · semifertile · fertile as a turtle · fertiloscopy · interfertile · hypofertile · equifertile · nonfertile · hyperfertile · unfertile · Fertile Crescent · postfertile · self-fertile · overfertile · prefertile

Relateds

fertilization · fertility · fertilize · fertilise · fertilisation · fertiliser · subfertile · fertileness · fertilizer

Synonyms

luxuriant · voluminous · prolific · productive · fruitful · yieldly · fertile · childing · batful · thriving · pregnant · fat · yielding

Translations (144)

tr bitek (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · fi hedelmöitynyt (capable of developing past the egg stage) · th สมบูรณ์ (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · bg богат (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · la fēcundus (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · fi vilkas (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · ang wæstmbǣre (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · th อุดม (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · la fertilis (capable of reproducing) · mi pukuhua (capable of reproducing) · lv ražīgs (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · eu emankor (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · grc γόνιμος (capable of reproducing) · kk шұрайлы (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · nn fruktbar (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · lv auglīgs (capable of reproducing) · pt fértil (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · sl ploden (capable of reproducing) · io fertila (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · fi hedelmällinen (capable of reproducing) · sl oplojen (capable of developing past the egg stage) · ckb بەپیت (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · gl fértil (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · tr mahsuldar (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · sq pjellore (capable of reproducing) · sq begat (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ga méith (capable of reproducing) · de fruchtbar (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · io fertila (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · zza pungal (capable of developing past the egg stage) · eo fekunda (capable of reproducing) · sl ploden (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · az məhsuldar (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · bg оплоден (capable of developing past the egg stage) · la fēcundus (capable of reproducing) · sq pjell (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · eo fekunda (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · de geil (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · es fértil (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · gl fértil (capable of reproducing) · lv vaislīgs (capable of reproducing) · ga torthúil (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · fi viljava (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · fa بارور (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · lt derlingas (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · de fruchtbar (capable of reproducing) · sv fertil (capable of reproducing) · da frugtbar (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · pt fértil (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · zza xesad (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ca fèrtil (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · pdt fruchtboa (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · it fertile (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · tr verimli (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · nb fruktbar (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · nl vruchtbaar (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · da frugtbar (capable of reproducing) · tr doğurgan (capable of reproducing) · pl owocodajny (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · sl plodovit (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · tr üretken (capable of reproducing) · la ferax (capable of reproducing) · th อุดมสมบูรณ์ (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · grc γόνιμος (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · fr fertile (capable of reproducing) · sl ploden (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · ast fértil (capable of reproducing) · lv auglīgs (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ga torthúil (capable of reproducing) · kk құнарлы (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · hi उपजाऊ (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · kk құйқалы (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · es feraz (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · bg плодовит (capable of reproducing) · ka ნოყიერი (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ru плодоро́дный (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ca fèrtil (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · sv bördig (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · pl bujny (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · fa حاصلخیز (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ar خَصِب (capable of reproducing) · gl fértil (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · fi tuottelias (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · eu emankor (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · ur زرخیز (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · vi màu mỡ (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · mi haumako (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · br strujus (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · eu ugalkor (capable of reproducing) · zza awregan (capable of reproducing) · az bərəkətli (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · fr fertile (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · mi mōmona (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · da frugtbar (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ga arúil (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ja 肥沃な (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · yi פֿרוכטבאַר (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ga méith (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · uk родю́чий (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · tr üretken (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · az münbit (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · hu termékeny (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ca fèrtil (capable of reproducing) · fi hedelmällinen (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · pl urodzajny (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · it fertile (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · ko 걸다 (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ms subur (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · es fértil (capable of reproducing) · ar خَصِب (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · fa برور (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · eu emankor (capable of reproducing) · tr feyyaz (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · bg плодороден (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · kk құтты (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · pl żyzny (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · fr fertile (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ms subur (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · hi उर्वर (capable of reproducing) · nb fruktbar (capable of reproducing) · cmn 肥沃 (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ang wæstmbǣre (capable of reproducing) · ro fertil (capable of reproducing) · lt vaisingas (capable of reproducing) · pl płodny (capable of reproducing) · io fertila (capable of developing past the egg stage) · nn fruktbar (capable of reproducing) · tr gür (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ga méiniúil (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ast fértil (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · zza mexel (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · cmn 能生育的 (capable of reproducing) · es fértil (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · la ferāx (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · cs úrodný (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · mi matahua (capable of reproducing) · id subur (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · ko 비옥(肥沃)하다 (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · sq pjellore (of one’s imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific) · la fertilis (of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops) · cs plodný (capable of reproducing) · ms subur (capable of reproducing) · io fertila (capable of reproducing) · pt fértil (capable of reproducing)