fertile

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 External links 2 French 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Anagrams 3 Italian 3.1 Adjective 3.1.1 Antonyms 3.1.2 Related terms 3.1.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French < Latin fertilis (“‘fruitful, fertile’”) < ferō (“‘I bear, carry’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈfɜːtaɪl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈfɝːtəl/
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[edit] Adjective

fertile (comparative more fertile, superlative most fertile)

1. (of land etc) capable of growing abundant crops; productive
2. (biology) capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful
3. (biology) capable of developing past the egg stage
4. (of an imagination etc) productive or prolific

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:productive

[edit] Antonyms

• infertile

[edit] Related terms

• fertilisation, fertilization
• fertilise, fertilize
• fertiliser, fertilizer
• fertility

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• fertile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• fertile in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• fertile at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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[edit] French

[edit] Adjective

fertile (epicene, plural fertiles)

1. fertile

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: eefilrt
• flétrie
• flirtée

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

fertile m and f (m and f plural fertili)

1. fertile

[edit] Antonyms

• infertile

[edit] Related terms

• fertilità
• fertilizzato
• fertilizzazione
• fertilizzante

[edit] See also

• fecondo