Meanings
nounfertility (countable and uncountable, plural fertilities)
plural fertilities
- uncountableThe condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
Muckspreading increases the fertility of the soil.
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Men may also have fertility challenges, especially if their hypogonadism was caused by anabolic steroid use. Anabolic steroids can affect testicular health, including reducing the production of sperm.
2018 June 25, James Roland, “What is Hypergonadism?”, in Healthline - countableThe birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.
- countableuncountableThe average number of births per woman within a population.
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nounthe ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
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nounthe state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
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physical conditionphysiological statephysiological condition
nounthe property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
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Origin
- Latinfertilitās
- Middle Frenchfertilité
- Englishfertility
From Middle French fertilité, from Latin fertilitās, equivalent to fertile + -ity.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans vrugbaarheid
- vrugbaarheidthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
Ancient Greek γονιμότης
- γονιμότης (gonimótēs)the condition, or the degree of being fertile
Arabic خُصُوبَة
- خُصُوبَة (ḵuṣūba)the condition, or the degree of being fertile
Catalan fertilitat
- fertilitatthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
Chinese Mandarin 肥沃, 繁殖力
- 肥沃 (féiwò)the condition, or the degree of being fertile
- 繁殖力 (fánzhílì)the condition, or the degree of being fertile
- 生殖力 (shēngzhílì)the condition, or the degree of being fertile
- 生育力 (shēngyùlì)the condition, or the degree of being fertile
Czech plodnost
- plodnostthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
Danish frugtbarhed, fertilitet
- frugtbarhedthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
- fertilitetthe birthrate of a population
- fertilitetskvotientthe birthrate of a population
- fødselshyppighedthe birthrate of a population
Dutch vruchtbaarheid
- vruchtbaarheidthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
Finnish hedelmällisyys, hedelmällisyys
- hedelmällisyysthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
- hedelmällisyysthe birthrate of a population
French fertilité
- fertilitéthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
German Fruchtbarkeit
- Fruchtbarkeitthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
Greek γονιμότητα
- γονιμότητα (gonimótita)the condition, or the degree of being fertile
Hebrew פּוֹרִיּוּת
- פּוֹרִיּוּת (poriút)the condition, or the degree of being fertile
Hindi उपजाऊपन
- उपजाऊपन (upjāūpan)the condition, or the degree of being fertile
Indonesian fertilitas, kesuburan
- fertilitasthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
- kesuburanthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
- fertilitasthe birthrate of a population
- kesuburanthe birthrate of a population
Latin fertilitās
- fertilitāsthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
Latvian auglīgums, auglība
- auglīgumsthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
- auglībathe condition, or the degree of being fertile
- vaislīgumsthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
- vaislībathe condition, or the degree of being fertile
Lithuanian gimstamumas
- gimstamumasthe birthrate of a population
Malay kesuburan, kesuburan
- kesuburanthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
- kesuburanthe birthrate of a population
Māori makurutanga, momonatanga
- makurutangathe condition, or the degree of being fertile
- momonatangathe condition, or the degree of being fertile
- matahuatangathe birthrate of a population
Norwegian Bokmål fruktbarhet
- fruktbarhetthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
Polish płodność
- płodnośćthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
Portuguese fertilidade, fertilidade
- fertilidadethe condition, or the degree of being fertile
- fertilidadethe birthrate of a population
Romanian fertilitate
- fertilitatethe condition, or the degree of being fertile
Russian плодоро́дие, плодови́тость
- плодоро́дие (plodoródije)the condition, or the degree of being fertile
- плодови́тость (plodovítostʹ)the condition, or the degree of being fertile
- рожда́емость (roždájemostʹ)the birthrate of a population
Spanish fertilidad, fertilidad
- fertilidadthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
- fertilidadthe birthrate of a population
Swedish fruktsamhet
- fruktsamhetthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
Turkish doğurganlık, verimlilik
- doğurganlıkthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
- verimlilikthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
- doğum oranıthe birthrate of a population
Welsh ffrwythlondeb
- ffrwythlondebthe condition, or the degree of being fertile
Yiddish פֿרוכטבאַרקייט
- פֿרוכטבאַרקייט (frukhtbarkeyt)the condition, or the degree of being fertile
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with fertility
abilityfacilityutilitydisabilitypossibilitystabilitycapabilityprobabilityflexibilitycompatibilityvulnerabilityinstabilityagilityversatilityhostilityhumilitysensibilitynobilityimpossibilityfutilitymanageabilityfragilityvirilityductility
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
fertility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fertility
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“fertility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fertility. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fertility,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fertility.
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