fertile
Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant cropsOf land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
» The settlers learned that the land in the valley was fertile.
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5 sensesOf land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
fruchtbar, geil
плодоро́дныйplodoródnyj
родю́чийrodjúčyj
(figuratively)Of one's imagination, etc.: active, productive, prolific.
intellectually productive
Capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful.
Most women at the age of fifty are not fertile.
fruchtbar
capable of reproducing
Capable of developing past the egg stage.
Not itself fissile, but able to be converted into a fissile material by irradiation in a reactor.
There are two basic fertile materials: uranium-238 and thorium-232.
Examples
45 sentencesThe settlers learned that the land in the valley was fertile.
Tom has a fertile imagination.
ruУ Тома богатое воображение. — Selena777
deTom hat eine blühende Phantasie. — wolfgangth
Profound study of nature is the most fertile source of mathematical discoveries.
Глибоке вивчення природи — найплідніше джерело математичних відкриттів. — deniko
This soil is fertile.
Ця земля родюча. — Ahha
The soil here is fertile.
Земля тут плодовита. — deniko
ruЗемля здесь плодородная. — odexed
deDer Boden hier ist fruchtbar. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English, from Middle French fertile, from Old French fertile, from Latin fertiFrom Middle English, from Middle French fertile, from Old French fertile, from Latin fertilis (“fruitful, fertile”), from ferō (“to bear, carry”).
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Forms
more fertile, most fertile| Comparative | more fertile Lesson |
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| Superlative | most fertile Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
15 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form