Fertile

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈfɜːtaɪl/
• US IPA: /ˈfɝːtÉ™l/

Origin

From Old French, from Latin fertilis ("fruitful, fertile"), from ferō ("I bear, carry").

Full definition of fertile

Adjective

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

Synonyms

Antonyms

• barren
• infertile

Related terms

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