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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFERTILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FERTILE definition: 1. Fertile land can produce a large number of good quality crops. 2. Fertile animals or plants are…. Learn more.

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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)

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFERTILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A situation or environment that is fertile in relation to a particular activity or feeling encourages the activity or feeling. ...a fertile breeding ground for disharmony of one kind or another. 4. adjective. A person or animal that is fertile is able to reproduce and have babies or young.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfertile adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [usually before noun] that produces good results; that encourages activity. a fertile partnership. The region at the time was fertile ground for revolutionary movements (= there were the necessary conditions for them to develop easily). a fertile source of argument/dispute. The fall of the old regime provided fertile ground for opportunism.

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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 definition: bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly; prolific. See examples of FERTILE used in a sentence.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFERTILE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   FERTILE definition: 1. Fertile land or soil produces a lot of healthy plants. 2. If people or animals are fertile, they…. Learn more.