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fertility

fertility

111 3.7
A person's or animal's ability to have babies
  • noun
  • /fərˈtɪləti/
translation icon : fertilidad
  • She wanted to make sure the appointment with the fertility doctor in Atlanta is on your schedule.
  • fertility drugs
  • female fertility
  • male fertility

But there are certain nutrients in those foods that actually support fertility there as well.

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Examples

  • Nice, because most of fertility issues are treatable and just takes time to treat.

  • But there are certain nutrients in those foods that actually support fertility there as well.

  • But if you drop your fertility, you have more resources for each child.

  • I... I tried every fertility treatment on the market and... nothing.

  • I went to the fertility doctor today.

  • The return of fertility and the return of periods are generally the same thing.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Consistently, men put potential fertility higher up on the list than women would do.

  • We have the appointment at the fertility clinic this afternoon.

  • Along these lines, let's change topics and talk about fertility and reproduction.

  • The couple decided to visit a fertility clinic to explore options for starting a family.

Synonyms

fecundity
vsfertility
  • Specialized
1 8.8

The ability to produce many plants or young animals

is the general ability to produce offspring or new growth rather than quantity
procreativity
vsfertility
  • Specialized
8.4

Ability to have babies or young

emphasizes the trait rather than the broader ability including new growth
reproductivity
vsfertility
  • Specialized
6.5

The ability of an animal or plant to have young

is wider covering both offspring production and plant new growth

Antonyms

infertility
  • Specialized
55 5.7

Not being able to have a baby

Compounds

fertility drug
  • Specialized
11 3.5

A medicine a woman takes to help her get pregnant

fertility rate
  • Specialized
3 2.8

The number of babies born per 1,000 people in one year

How Fertile

fecundity
  • Specialized
1 8.8
fertility
111 3.7
infertility
  • Specialized
55 5.7

Surface Forms

fertility singular
fertilities plural

Morphology

fertility = fertile (transparent) = fertile + ity

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'fertile' with '-ity' yields the state or quality 'fertility', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Fertility comes from the Latin fertilis, from ferre meaning 'to bear' or 'carry'. Think of a mother or a plant that 'bears' new life, which is why fertility means the ability to produce offspring or new growth.