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fer·tile F0087800 (fûr′tl)adj.1. Biology a. Capable of initiating, sustaining, or supporting reproduction.b. Capable of growing and developing; able to mature: a fertile egg.2. Botany Bearing functional reproductive structures such as seeds or fruit or material such as spores or pollen.3. Bearing or producing crops or vegetation abundantly; fruitful.4. Rich in material needed to sustain plant growth: fertile soil.5. Highly or continuously productive; prolific: a fertile imagination; a fertile source of new ideas.6. Physics Capable of producing fissionable material: fertile thorium 232. [Middle English fertil, from Old French fertile, from Latin fertilis, from ferre, to bear; see bher- in Indo-European roots.] fer′tile·ly adv.fer′tile·ness n.Synonyms: fertile, fecund, fruitful, productive, prolific These adjectives mean marked by great productivity: a fertile imagination; a fecund theory; fruitful efforts; a productive period; a prolific career.fertile (ˈfɜːtaɪl) adj1. (Biology) capable of producing offspring2. (Agriculture) a. (of land) having nutrients capable of sustaining an abundant growth of plantsb. (of farm animals) capable of breeding stock3. (Biology) biology a. capable of undergoing growth and development: fertile seeds; fertile eggs. b. (of plants) capable of producing gametes, spores, seeds, or fruits4. producing many offspring; prolific5. highly productive; rich; abundant: a fertile brain. 6. (General Physics) physics (of a substance) able to be transformed into fissile or fissionable material, esp in a nuclear reactor7. conducive to productiveness: fertile rain. [C15: from Latin fertilis, from ferre to bear] ˈfertilely adv ˈfertileness nfer•tile (ˈfɜr tl; esp. Brit. -taɪl) adj. 1. bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly: fertile soil. 2. bearing or capable of bearing offspring. 3. abundantly productive; fecund: a fertile imagination. 4. conducive to productiveness. 5. a. fertilized, as a seed or egg. b. capable of developing, as a seed or egg. c. capable of producing reproductive structures or of causing fertilization. 6. capable of being transmuted into a fissionable nuclide by irradiation with neutrons. [1425–75; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin fertilis fruitful] fer′tile•ly, adv. fer′tile•ness, n. syn: See productive. fer·tile (fûr′tl)1. Capable of producing offspring, seeds, or fruit; able to reproduce.2. Capable of developing into a complete organism; fertilized: a fertile egg.3. Capable of supporting plant life; favorable to the growth of crops and plants: fertile soil. fertility nounThesaurusAdj. | 1. | fertile - capable of reproducingfruitful - productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"potent, stiff, strong - having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"productive - producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"infertile, sterile, unfertile - incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple" | | 2. | fertile - intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination"prolific, fecundproductive - producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration" | | 3. | fertile - bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree"prolificfruitful - productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply" | | 4. | fertile - marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"productive, rich, fatfruitful - productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply" |
fertileadjective1. productive, rich, flowering, lush, fat, yielding, prolific, abundant, plentiful, fruitful, teeming, luxuriant, generative, fecund, fruit-bearing, flowing with milk and honey, plenteous the rolling fertile countryside of Ireland productive poor, dry, barren, sterile, impotent, unproductive, infertile, unfruitful, infecund2. creative, productive, prolific, inventive, resourceful a product of his fertile imagination3. able to conceive, able to reproduce, able to have children, able to have babies, able to have young, potent The operation cannot make her fertile again.fertileadjective1. Capable of reproducing:fecund, fruitful, productive, prolific.Biology: proliferous.2. Characterized by great productivity:fecund, fruitful, productive, prolific, rich.Translationsfertile (ˈfəːtail) adjective1. producing a lot. fertile fields; a fertile mind/imagination. 肥沃的,多產的 肥沃的,丰富的 2. able to produce fruit, children, young animals etc. fertile seed. 有繁殖力的 有繁殖力的ferˈtility (-ˈti-) noun the state or condition of being fertile. 繁殖力 繁殖力fertilize, fertilise (-ti-) verb to make fertile. He fertilized his fields with manure; An egg must be fertilized before it can develop. 使肥沃,使受精 使肥沃,使受精 ˌfertiliˈzation, ˌfertiliˈsation noun 施肥,受精 施肥,受精 ˈfertilizer, ˈfertiliser (-ti-) noun a substance (manure, chemicals etc) used to make land (more) fertile. 肥料 肥料fertile
fertile1. capable of producing offspring 2. Biologya. capable of undergoing growth and development b. (of plants) capable of producing gametes, spores, seeds, or fruits 3. Physics (of a substance) able to be transformed into fissile or fissionable material, esp in a nuclear reactor fertile
Synonyms for fertileadj productiveSynonyms- productive
- rich
- flowering
- lush
- fat
- yielding
- prolific
- abundant
- plentiful
- fruitful
- teeming
- luxuriant
- generative
- fecund
- fruit-bearing
- flowing with milk and honey
- plenteous
Antonyms- poor
- dry
- barren
- sterile
- impotent
- unproductive
- infertile
- unfruitful
- infecund
adj creativeSynonyms- creative
- productive
- prolific
- inventive
- resourceful
adj able to conceiveSynonyms- able to conceive
- able to reproduce
- able to have children
- able to have babies
- able to have young
- potent
Synonyms for fertileadj capable of reproducingSynonyms- fecund
- fruitful
- productive
- prolific
- proliferous
adj characterized by great productivitySynonyms- fecund
- fruitful
- productive
- prolific
- rich
Synonyms for fertileadj capable of reproducingRelated Words- fruitful
- potent
- stiff
- strong
- productive
Antonyms- infertile
- sterile
- unfertile
adj intellectually productiveSynonymsRelated Wordsadj bearing in abundance especially offspringSynonymsRelated Wordsadj marked by great fruitfulnessSynonymsRelated Words |