fertility

Noun
US[fer-til-uh-tee]/fɚˈtɪləti/4 syllablesalso [fer-til-ih-tee] /fɚˈtɪlɪti/
Synonyms: birthratebirth ratefertility ratenatalityfecundityrichnessranknessprolificacy

Open English WordNet

Noun (3)

  1. the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per yearSynonyms: birthratebirth ratefertility ratenatalityType of rate
  2. the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspringSynonyms: fecundityType of physical condition, physiological stateAttribute of fertile, sterile
  3. the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth“he praised the richness of the soil”“weeds lovely in their rankness”Synonyms: richnessranknessprolificacyType of fruitfulness, fecundity

Related words fecund adjective, rich adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Fer·til′i·ty noun

Origin: L. fertilitas: cf. F. fertilité.

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.” Edward Everett

And all her husbandry doth lie on heaps Corrupting in its own fertility.— William Shakespeare
Thy very weeds are beautiful; thy waste More rich than other climes' fertility.— George Noel Gordon, Ld. Byron

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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