fertile

CEFRC1

/ˈfɜːtaɪl/

adjective

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In plain English

01
adjective
Able to produce many plants, crops, or young animals.
02
adjective
Extra detail
Capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful.

Examples

Now there is nothing but desert, where there used to be a fertile plain.
The settlers learned that the land in the valley was fertile.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 5
Parts of speech: 1
Synonyms: 5

Also pronounced

/ˈfɜːtəl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

Of one's imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific.
Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
Capable of developing past the egg stage.

More examples

In context

Most women at the age of fifty are not fertile.
There are two basic fertile materials: uranium-238 and thorium-232.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank soil in the valley produced large, healthy crops every year.

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Origin

adjective

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