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- Dictionaryfertile/ˈfəːtʌɪl/
adjective
- 1. (of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops: "the fertile coastal plain" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a person, animal, or plant) able to conceive young or produce seed. Similar Opposite
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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.
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)
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.
Fertile definition: bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly; prolific. See examples of FERTILE used in a sentence.
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.
[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.
Fertile Definition. Capable of initiating, sustaining, or supporting reproduction. Causing or helping fertility. The sun's fertile warmth. Producing abundantly; rich in resources or invention; fruitful; prolific. Capable of development into a new individual; fertilized. Fertile eggs.
FERTILE definition: 1. Fertile land or soil produces a lot of healthy plants. 2. If people or animals are fertile, they…. Learn more.
adj. 1. (Biology) capable of producing offspring. 2. (Agriculture) a. (of land) having nutrients capable of sustaining an abundant growth of plants. b. (of farm animals) capable of breeding stock.
Jun 2, 2024 · fertile (comparative more fertile, superlative most fertile) Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive. (figuratively) Of one's imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: productive . Capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful. Synonym: (archaic) childing Antonyms: barren, infertile ...
