fertility
Meaning
- (uncountable) The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
- (countable) The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.
- (countable, uncountable) The average number of births per woman within a population.
Synonyms
affluence
fecundicity
fertility of soil
productivity of land
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɝˈtɪləti/
Etymology
From Middle French fertilité, from Latin fertilitas, equivalent to fertile + -ity.
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