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   fertile

   /ˈfəːtʌɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. (of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops: "the fertile coastal plain" Similar fecundfruitfulproductivehigh-yieldingprolificproliferatingpropagativegenerativerichlushrare:fructuousOpposite infertile
   • ▪ producing many new and inventive ideas: "her fertile imagination" Similar imaginativeinventiveinnovativeinnovationalcreativevisionaryoriginalingeniousresourcefulconstructiveproductiveprolificOpposite unimaginative
   • ▪ (of a situation) encouraging a particular activity or feeling: "conditions at the time provided fertile ground for revolutionary movements"
   • 2. (of a person, animal, or plant) able to conceive young or produce seed. Similar able to conceiveable to have childrenfecundpotentgenerativereproductiveOpposite barren
   • ▪ (of a seed or egg) capable of becoming a new individual.
   • ▪ (of nuclear material) able to become fissile by the capture of neutrons.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via French from Latin fertilis, from ferre ‘to bear’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   Learn the meaning of fertile as an adjective for land, people, animals, plants and imagination. See how to use fertile in sentences and idioms with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   1. a. : producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive. fertile fields of corn and oats. b. : characterized by great resourcefulness of thought or imagination : inventive. a fertile mind. c. obsolete : plentiful. 2. a (1) : capable of sustaining abundant plant growth. fertile soil. (2)

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   Fertile means capable of producing offspring, crops, or growth. It can also mean productive, abundant, or conducive to development. See how to use fertile in a sentence and find related words.

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   The word fertile means "able to reproduce," but like so many words, that's just the beginning. The fact that she gave birth to eight kids was proof that she was fertile; her fertile imagination explained their unusual names.

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   Fertile means capable of producing offspring, seeds, fruit, or crops abundantly. It also means productive, rich, or conducive to growth in various contexts. See different sources and examples of fertile and related words.

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   Fertile means producing a lot of healthy plants or able to have babies. Learn more about the word fertile, its synonyms, antonyms, and translations in different languages.

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    1. Land or soil that is fertile is able to support the growth of a large number of strong healthy plants. [...] 2. A fertile mind or imagination is able to produce a lot of good, original ideas. [...] 3. A situation or environment that is fertile in relation to a particular activity or feeling encourages the activity or feeling. [...] More.