fertile

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English, from Middle French fertile, from Old French fertile, from Latin fertilis (“fruitful, fertile”), from ferō (“to bear, carry”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɜːtaɪl/, /ˈfɜːtəl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɝːtəl/, /ˈfɝːtaɪl/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈfɝːtaɪl/ Homophones: firtle, furtle (one US pronunciation) === Adjective === fertile (comparative more fertile, superlative most fertile) Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive. (figuratively) Of one's imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:productive (biology) Capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful. Synonym: (archaic) childing Antonyms: barren, infertile, sterile Capable of developing past the egg stage. (physics) Not itself fissile, but able to be converted into a fissile material by irradiation in a reactor. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fertilisation, fertilization fertilise, fertilize fertiliser, fertilizer fertility, fertileness subfertile ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “fertile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “fertile”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “fertile”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === firelet == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin fertilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛʁ.til/ === Adjective === fertile (plural fertiles) fertile Antonym: stérile ==== Derived terms ==== fertilité Croissant fertile === Further reading === “fertile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === flétrie flirtée == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin fertilem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛr.ti.le/ Rhymes: -ɛrtile Hyphenation: fèr‧ti‧le === Adjective === fertile m or f by sense (plural fertili) fertile Antonym: infertile ==== Derived terms ==== fertilizzare fertilmente ==== Related terms ==== fertilità ==== See also ==== fecondo === Further reading === fertile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Adjective === fertile nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of fertilis