fertility

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French fertilité, from Latin fertilitās, equivalent to fertile +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /fə(ɹ)ˈtɪlɪti/ (US) IPA(key): /fɝˈtɪləti/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈfɜːʳʈiliʈi/, /ˈfɜːʳʈajliʈi/ Rhymes: -ɪlɪti === Noun === fertility (countable and uncountable, plural fertilities) (uncountable) The condition, or the degree, of being fertile. (countable) The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year. The average number of births per woman within a population. ==== Synonyms ==== fecundity, fertileness ==== Antonyms ==== infertility ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== fertility on Wikipedia.Wikipedia