What does fertility mean?
Definitions for fertility
fərˈtɪl ɪ tifer·til·i·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
birthrate, birth rate, fertility, fertility rate, natalitynoun
the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
fertility, fecunditynoun
the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
richness, rankness, prolificacy, fertilitynoun
the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
"he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness"
Wiktionary
fertilitynoun
The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
Muckspreading increases the fertility of the soil.
fertilitynoun
The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Fertilitynoun
Fecundity; abundance; fruitfulness; plenteousness.
Etymology: fertilitas, Latin.
I will go root away
The noisom weeds, that without profit suck
The soil’s fertility from wholesome flowers. William Shakespeare, Rich. II.Paradise itself exceeded in beauty and fertility; and these places had but a resemblance thereof. Walter Raleigh, History.
To inundations Egypt, through which the Nile flows, and the Indies owe their extraordinary fertility, and those mighty crops they produce after these waters are withdrawn. John Woodward.
Wikipedia
Fertility
Fertility is the capability to produce offspring through reproduction following the onset of sexual maturity. The fertility rate is the average number of children born by a female during her lifetime and is quantified demographically. Fertility is addressed when there is a difficulty or an inability to reproduce naturally, which is referred to as infertility. Infertility is widespread, with fertility specialists available all over the world to assist mothers and couples who experience difficulties having a baby. Human fertility depends on factors of nutrition, sexual behaviour, consanguinity, culture, instinct, endocrinology, timing, economics, personality, way of life, and emotions. Fertility differs from fecundity, which is defined as the potential for reproduction (influenced by gamete production, fertilization and carrying a pregnancy to term). Where a woman or the lack of fertility is infertility while a lack of fecundity would be called sterility.
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fertility
Fertility refers to the natural capability to produce offspring. In humans and animals, it usually pertains to the ability to conceive and bear children or young. In the context of plants, it refers to the capacity to produce seeds or fruit. Additionally, it could also refer to the quality of soil to support plant growth.
Webster Dictionary
Fertilitynoun
the state or quality of being fertile or fruitful; fruitfulness; productiveness; fecundity; richness; abundance of resources; fertile invention; quickness; readiness; as, the fertility of soil, or of imagination
Etymology: [L. fertilitas: cf. F. fertilit.]
Wikidata
Fertility
Fertility is the natural human capability of producing offspring. As a measure, "fertility rate" is the number of children born per couple, person or population. Fertility differs from fecundity, which is defined as the potential for reproduction. A lack of fertility is infertility while a lack of fecundity would be called sterility. Human fertility depends on factors of nutrition, sexual behavior, culture, instinct, endocrinology, timing, economics, way of life, and emotions.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Fertility
The capacity to conceive or to induce conception. It may refer to either the male or female.
Editors Contribution
fertility
Healthy ovum produced by a female to create an offspring.
Female ovum fertility is important to create a child.
Submitted by MaryC on September 5, 2020
fertility
Healthy sperm produced by a male to create an offspring.
Male fertility is important to create a child.
Submitted by MaryC on September 5, 2020
fertility
The ability and quality of being fertile and to create an offspring.
They are clearly fertile with the joy of a new baby on the way, amazing news.
Submitted by MaryC on September 5, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'fertility' in Nouns Frequency: #2676
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fertility in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fertility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of fertility in a Sentence
Decisions regarding fertility preservation need to be made quickly so the patient can start their oncologist’s treatment plan, it is difficult to expect a patient to try to anticipate the future legal consequences of their fertility treatment while being faced with those competing pressures.
All patients – not just those without children – should have discussions about fertility preservation.
My practice was never a fertility practice, but I started getting women coming to me in their late 30s, 40s, struggling with fertility issues and having no success, if you take away what the body doesn’t need and give it more of what it does, you’ll find balance. And these women all started getting pregnant. Six rounds of [in vitro fertilization] didn’t work, but this did.
Oh my goodness, people have been saying this about every vaccine since I can remember, there is no evidence that this vaccine will affect development or fertility.
France finds itself in the middle ground of European countries, but it also is in a peculiar position, although it's in the lower average when it comes to the impact of the crisis on the labor market, France is doing much better in terms of health spending and fertility.
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- خصوبةArabic
- plodnostCzech
- fertilitet, frugtbarhedDanish
- FruchtbarkeitGerman
- γονιμότηταGreek
- fertilidadSpanish
- باروریPersian
- hedelmällisyysFinnish
- la fertilitéFrench
- פּוֹרִיּוּתHebrew
- उपजाऊपनHindi
- termékenységHungarian
- fertilitàItalian
- פוריותHebrew
- 受胎能力Japanese
- fertilitatisLatin
- auglība, auglīgums, vaislīgums, vaislībaLatvian
- vruchtbaarheidDutch
- fruktbarhetNorwegian
- płodnośćPolish
- fertilidadePortuguese
- рождаемость, фертильность, плодовитость, плодородиеRussian
- கருவுறுதல்Tamil
- doğurganlıkTurkish
- плодючістьUkrainian
- زرخیزیUrdu
- Sinh sảnVietnamese
- 生育能力Chinese
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