Fertile — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of reproducing

intellectually productive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɜːɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɜːtaɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɜːtaɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɜːɾəl/.

Examples

a prolific writer
a fecund imagination
flying foxes are extremely prolific

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fecund rich fat productive prolific

Antonyms

sterile

Parts of Speech

adjective	capable of reproducing
adjective	intellectually productive “a prolific writer”
adjective	bearing in abundance especially offspring “flying foxes are extremely prolific”
adjective	marked by great fruitfulness “fertile farmland”

Word Forms

fertility	noun	the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
fecundity	noun	the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination
productiveness	noun	the quality of being productive or having the power to produce
richness	noun	the quality of having high intrinsic value

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fruchtbar

fähig zur Fortpflanzung

🇪🇸Spanish

fértil

capaz de reproducirse

🇳🇱Dutch

vruchtbaar

in staat zich te reproduceren

🇵🇹Portuguese

fértil

capaz de reproduzir

🇷🇺Russian

плодородный

способный воспроизводить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपजाऊ

पुनरुत्पादन करने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

উর্বর

প্রজনন করতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

வளமான

இனப்பெருக்கம் செய்யும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

సారవంతమైన

పునరుత్పత్తి సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

सुपीक

पुनरुत्पादन करण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફળદ્રુપ

પ્રજનન માટે સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಲವತ್ತಾದ

ಸಂತಾನೋತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫലഭൂയിഷ്ഠമായ

പുനരുൽപ്പാദിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਪਜਾਊ

ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

زرخیز

دوبارہ پیدا کرنے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沃

能够繁殖

🇯🇵Japanese

肥沃な

再現できる

🇰🇷Korean

비옥한

재생산이 가능한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

màu mỡ

có khả năng sinh sản

🇹🇭Thai

อุดมสมบูรณ์

สามารถสืบพันธุ์ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

subur

mampu bereproduksi

🇲🇾Malay

subur

mampu membiak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خصبة

قادرة على التكاثر

🇮🇷Persian

بارور

قابلیت تکثیر

🇹🇷Turkish

verimli

üreme yeteneğine sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

פּוֹרֶה

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