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fertile

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈfɝtəl/ · UK /ˈfɜːtaɪl/

fertile means: Land that allows plants and crops to grow well.

adjective

GOOD FOR CROPSB2

Land that allows plants and crops to grow well.

  • The soil here is fertile.
  • Farmers grow rice in the fertile valley.
  • The river leaves the fields more fertile after each flood.

Similar words: productive

Opposites: barren, infertile

Common phrases: fertile soil, fertile land, fertile valley

ABLE TO REPRODUCEB2

Able to produce young, seeds, or babies.

  • These seeds are fertile.
  • The tests showed that both partners were fertile.
  • Only fertile eggs can develop into chicks.

Similar words: fecund

Opposites: infertile, sterile

Common phrases: fertile eggs, fertile seeds, fertile woman, fertile male

FULL OF IDEASC1

Able to create many new and interesting ideas.

  • She has a fertile imagination.
  • His fertile mind produced a new solution every day.
  • The story reveals the writer’s wonderfully fertile imagination.

Similar words: creative, inventive, productive

Opposites: unimaginative

Common phrases: fertile imagination, fertile mind, fertile brain, fertile creativity

Questions about fertile

What does fertile mean?

Land that allows plants and crops to grow well.

What is fertile in other languages?

Türkçe: verimli · Español: fértil · Français: fertile · Deutsch: fruchtbar · Italiano: fertile · 日本語: 肥沃な

How do you pronounce fertile?

In American English /ˈfɝtəl/; in British English /ˈfɜːtaɪl/.

How do you use fertile in a sentence?

The soil here is fertile. Farmers grow rice in the fertile valley.

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