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fertility en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /fə(ɹ)ˈtɪlɪti/ (UK)
  • /fɝˈtɪləti/ (US)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle French fertilité, from Latin fertilitās, equivalent to fertile + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
    • Men may also have fertility challenges, especially if their hypogonadism was caused by anabolic steroid use. Anabolic steroids can affect testicular health, including reducing the production of sperm. 2018 June 25, James Roland, “What is Hypergonadism?”, in Healthline:
    • Muckspreading increases the fertility of the soil.
  2. (countable) The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The average number of births per woman within a population.

Forms

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Antonyms

infertility

Deriveds

interfertility · fertility drug · hyperfertility · autofertility · self-fertility · fertility cult · antifertility · prefertility · overfertility · fertility clinic · semifertility · fertility tourism · soil fertility · fosmid · superfertility · subfertility · hypofertility · oncofertility · nonfertility

Synonyms

fecundity · fertileness

Translations (60)

af vrugbaarheid (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · fi hedelmällisyys (the birthrate of a population) · cmn 生育力 (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · id fertilitas (the birthrate of a population) · ca fertilitat (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · ru рожда́емость (the birthrate of a population) · ang wæstmbǣrnes (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · tr doğum oranı (the birthrate of a population) · hi उपजाऊपन (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · sv fruktsamhet (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · nb fruktbarhet (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · el γονιμότητα (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · ro fertilitate (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · lt gimstamumas (the birthrate of a population) · cs plodnost (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · he פּוֹרִיּוּת (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · pl płodność (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · da fertilitetskvotient (the birthrate of a population) · nn økslingsevne (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · lv vaislība (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · id fertilitas (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · cy ffrwythlondeb (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · da fertilitet (the birthrate of a population) · id kesuburan (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · grc γονιμότης (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · nn frævleik (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · yi פֿרוכטבאַרקייט (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · ar خُصُوبَة (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · sh plodnost (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · cmn 生殖力 (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · id kesuburan (the birthrate of a population) · cmn 繁殖力 (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · mi makurutanga (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · la fertilitās (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · nn fruktbarheit (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · pt fertilidade (the birthrate of a population) · ru плодови́тость (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · lv vaislīgums (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · tr doğurganlık (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · lv auglīgums (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · fi hedelmällisyys (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · az münbitlik (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · de Fruchtbarkeit (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · mi matahuatanga (the birthrate of a population) · cmn 肥沃 (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · es fertilidad (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · ru плодоро́дие (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · da fødselshyppighed (the birthrate of a population) · fr fertilité (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · ms kesuburan (the birthrate of a population) · lv auglība (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · pt fertilidade (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · tr verimlilik (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · es fertilidad (the birthrate of a population) · nl vruchtbaarheid (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · arz خصوبة (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · mi momonatanga (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · da frugtbarhed (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · ms kesuburan (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) · gl fertilidade (the condition, or the degree of being fertile)