Definition of Fertility

1. Noun. The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.

Exact synonyms: Birth Rate, Birthrate, Fertility Rate, Natality
Generic synonyms: Rate

2. Noun. The state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring.
Exact synonyms: Fecundity
Generic synonyms: Physical Condition, Physiological Condition, Physiological State
Attributes: Fertile, Infertile, Sterile, Unfertile
Derivative terms: Fecund, Fertile, Fertile
Antonyms: Infertility

3. Noun. The property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth. "Weeds lovely in their rankness"
Exact synonyms: Prolificacy, Rankness, Richness
Generic synonyms: Fecundity, Fruitfulness
Derivative terms: Fertile, Rank, Rank, Rich, Rich, Rich

Definition of Fertility

1. n. 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.

Definition of Fertility

1. Noun. The condition, or the degree, of being fertile. ¹

2. Noun. The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fertility

1. [n -TIES]

Medical Definition of Fertility

1. The capacity to conceive or induce conception and thus generate offspring. (12 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fertility

fertilenesses
fertiler
fertilest
fertilisable
fertilisation
fertilisations
fertilise
fertilised
fertiliser
fertilisers
fertilises
fertilising
fertilitate
fertilities
fertility (current term)
fertility agents
fertility drug
fertility drugs
fertility rate
fertility ratio
fertility vitamin
fertilizable
fertilization age
fertilization in vitro
fertilizations

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