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fertile

/ˈfɝːtəl/adjective2 syllables

Fertile means: capable of reproducing.

Synonyms for fertile20

adjective, as in capable of reproducing

conceptive, impregnable, fecund, fertilizable, rank, fruitful, potent, strong, stiff, productive

adjective, as in marked by great fruitfulness

fat, productive, rich, fruitful

adjective, as in intellectually productive

fecund, prolific, productive

adjective, as in bearing in abundance especially offspring

prolific, fruitful

also used for fertile

pregnant, batful, thriving, yielding, yieldly, voluminous, childing

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Opposites of fertile

sterile

What does fertile mean?4

adjective

1

capable of reproducing

2

marked by great fruitfulness“fertile farmland”

3

intellectually productive“a prolific writer”

4

bearing in abundance especially offspring“flying foxes are extremely prolific”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fertile?2

two syllables

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Fertile in a sentence

  • Now there is nothing but desert, where there used to be a fertile plain.al_ex_an_der
  • Such projects have turned arid plains into fertile farmland, which has quadrupled agricultural production.Cangarejo
  • The settlers learned that the land in the valley was fertile.CK
  • It has fertile soil where corn be grown.unknown
  • The land on his farm is very fertile.unknown
  • Fertile soil is indispensable for a good harvest.unknown
  • Agriculture is developed in the most fertile lands of the region.unknown
  • Profound study of nature is the most fertile source of mathematical discoveries.deniko

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