Definitions for fertile
ˈfɜr tl; esp. Brit. -taɪlfer·tile

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fertileadjective

   capable of reproducing

2. fecund, fertile, prolificadjective

   intellectually productive

   "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination"

3. prolific, fertileadjective

   bearing in abundance especially offspring

   "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree"

4. fat, fertile, productive, richadjective

   marked by great fruitfulness

   "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. fertileadjective

   capable of growing abundant crops; productive

2. fertileadjective

   capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful

3. fertileadjective

   capable of developing past the egg stage

4. fertileadjective

   productive or prolific

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Fertileadjective

   producing fruit or vegetation in abundance; fruitful; able to produce abundantly; prolific; fecund; productive; rich; inventive; as, fertile land or fields; a fertile mind or imagination

2. Fertileadjective

   capable of producing fruit; fruit-bearing; as, fertile flowers

3. Fertileadjective

   containing pollen; -- said of anthers

4. Fertileadjective

   produced in abundance; plenteous; ample

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fertile

   Fertile is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the "Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area". The population was 842 at the 2010 census. The annual Polk County Fair is held in Fertile and dates back to 1900. The Polk County Fair is also the main attraction for the town of Fertile during the summer. It holds many competitions for crops, animals, and man made items.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Fertile

   fėr′til, adj. able to bear or produce abundantly: rich in resources: inventive: fertilising.—adv. Fer′tilely.—n. Fertilisā′tion, the act or process of fertilising.—v.t. Fer′tilise, to make fertile or fruitful: to enrich.—ns. Fer′tiliser, one who, or that which, fertilises; Fertil′ity, fruitfulness: richness: abundance. [Fr.,—L. fertilis—ferre, to bear.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. fertile

   Able to produce.

   The period of time in the womans body for fertile production is similar in all women.

   Submitted by MaryC on September 5, 2020  

How to pronounce fertile?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say fertile in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fertile in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fertile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of fertile in a Sentence

1. Katia Bishops:

   Subliminal messages delivered by toys, clothes and accessories about gender-appropriate roles and behaviors, proper weight and all matters appearance are internalized, as are the less subtle ones delivered verbally and in writing, when they reach puberty, girls are self-conscious and more prone to self-criticism, so these message seeds finally find a fertile ground to grow in.

2. Daniel Hooper:

   Most gynandromorph individuals are infertile, but this one may actually be fertile as the left side is female, and only the left ovary in birds is functional.

3. Gandolfo - (RJ Intindola):

   Plant the flower of love on fertile ground, and provide personal care; furnish water during a drought; offer substance so it will grow strong, and always prune the deadened branches to spring anew.

4. Nur Jazlan:

   I think the Paris situation can also be transplanted here, in Southeast Asia, where we also have fertile ground for recruitment of such operatives who will receive directives from Syria to carry out attacks, such attacks, they hope, will glamorize terrorism and therefore attract more people to join their cause.

5. Jerome Seymour Bruner:

   The shrewd guess, the fertile hypothesis, the courageous leap to a tentative conclusion-these are the most valuable coins of the thinker at work. But in most schools guessing is heavily penalized and is associated somehow with laziness.

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