Fertility

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /fɚːˈtɪlÉ™ti/

Origin

From Middle French fertilité, from Latin fertilitas.

Full definition of fertility

Noun

1. (uncountable) The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.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. The average number of births per woman within a population.

Synonyms

• fecundity, fertileness

Antonyms

• infertility

Derived terms

• oncofertility