fertility
noun
Simple meaning
The birthrate of a population.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
fɚːˈtɪləti
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Definition
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noun
The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
“Muckspreading increases the fertility of the soil.”
The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.
The average number of births per woman within a population.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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- “The farmer hoped for good fertility from the rich soil this season.”
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A drug used to increase a woman's fertility.
The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area.
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Sense: condition or or the degree
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