fertility

CEFRC1

/fə(ɹ)ˈtɪlɪti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The ability to produce children, plants, or crops.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The average number of births per woman within a population.

Examples

  • Red is the color of love, passion, fertility and power.

  • I'm taking a fertility drug.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.

More examples

In context

  • Muckspreading increases the fertility of the soil.

  • Men may also have fertility challenges, especially if their hypogonadism was caused by anabolic steroid use. Anabolic steroids can affect testicular health, including reducing the production of sperm.

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Origin

noun

From Middle French fertilité, from Latin fertilitās, equivalent to fertile + -ity.