fertile

Pronunciation: /ˈfɝːtəl/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective capable of reproducing
  2. adjective intellectually productive
  3. adjective bearing in abundance especially offspring

Etymology

From Middle English, from Middle French fertile, from Old French fertile, from Latin fertilis (“fruitful, fertile”), from ferō (“to bear, carry”).

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Semantic network

Similar
fecund, fertilizable, conceptive, rank
Opposite (antonyms)
sterile

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