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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 meaning: 1. Fertile land can produce a large number...

   • Fertile: French Translation

     FERTILE translate: fertile, fécond/-onde, fertile, fertile,...

   • Fertile: Catalan Translation

     FERTILE translate: fèrtil, fèrtil. Learn more in the...

   • Fertile: Thai Translation

     fertile translate: ที่อุดมสมบูรณ์, ที่สามารถให้ลูกได้. Learn...

   • Fertile: Korean Translation

     fertile translate: 비옥한, 가임의. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Fertile in Spanish

     FERTILE translate: fértil, fértil, fértil...

   • Fertile in Japanese

     FERTILE translate: 肥よくな, 多産の, 肥沃（ひよく）な, 繁殖力（はんしょくりょく）のある....

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

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

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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.