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fertile definition
fertile |
Grep of noun fertile fertile crescent fertile period fertile phase Overview of adj fertile The adj fertile has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) fertile -- (capable of reproducing) 2. (1) fecund, fertile, prolific -- (intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination") 3. prolific, fertile -- (bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree") 4. fat, fertile, productive, rich -- (marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil") Antonyms of adj fertile 4 senses of fertile Sense 1 fertile (vs. infertile) infertile (vs. fertile), unfertile => barren, sterile => sterilized, sterilised => unfertilized, unfertilised, unimpregnated Sense 2 fecund, fertile, prolific INDIRECT (VIA productive) -> unproductive Sense 3 prolific, fertile INDIRECT (VIA fruitful) -> unfruitful Sense 4 fat, fertile, productive, rich INDIRECT (VIA fruitful) -> unfruitful Similarity of adj fertile 4 senses of fertile Sense 1 fertile (vs. infertile) => fecund => fertilized, fertilised, impregnated, inseminated => rank => conceptive => fertilizable Also See-> conceptive#1; fruitful#1; potent#3, strong#5; productive#1 Sense 2 fecund, fertile, prolific => productive (vs. unproductive) Sense 3 prolific, fertile => fruitful (vs. unfruitful) Sense 4 fat, fertile, productive, rich => fruitful (vs. unfruitful) Attributes of adj fertile 1 of 4 senses of fertile Sense 1 fertile (vs. infertile) => fertility, fecundity Familiarity of adj fertile fertile used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj fertile fertile infertile unfertile Overview of adj fertile The adj fertile has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) fertile -- (capable of reproducing) 2. (1) fecund, fertile, prolific -- (intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination") 3. prolific, fertile -- (bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree") 4. fat, fertile, productive, rich -- (marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil")
fertile definition
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