Meaning of FERTILITY
| Pronunciation: | | fur'tilitee
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- [n] the property of producing abundantly and sustaining growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"
- [n] the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
- [n] the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
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| | Synonyms: | | birth rate, birthrate, fecundity, fertility rate, natality, prolificacy, richness |
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| | Antonyms: | | infertility, sterility | | |
| | See Also: | | fecundity, fruitfulness, physiological condition, physiological state, rate | |
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| | Definition: | |  Fertility
Part of a collection of monologues from A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION, these accounts by master storyteller Garrison Keillor deal with life in the small town of Lake Wobegon. more details ... |
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| | Definition: | | \Fer*til"i*ty\, n. [L. fertilitas: cf. F.
fertilit['e].]
The state or quality of being fertile or fruitful;
fruitfulness; productiveness; fecundity; richness; abundance
of resources; fertile invention; quickness; readiness; as,
the fertility of soil, or of imagination. ``fertility of
resource.'' --E. Everett.
And all her husbandry doth lie on heaps Corrupting in
its own fertility. --Shak.
Thy very weeds are beautiful; thy waste More rich than
other climes' fertility. --Byron.
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| | Definition: | | The ability to produce children. |
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