noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/fə(ɹ)ˈtɪlɪti/
US:/fɝˈtɪləti/
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rhymes with -ɪlɪti
CMU ARPABET:F ER0 T IH1 L AH0 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:F ER0 T IH1 L IH0 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
Muckspreading increases the fertility of the soil.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The average number of births per woman within a population.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he praised the richness of the soil
weeds lovely in their rankness
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: richness, rankness, prolificacy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fruitfulness, fecundity
5
noun
Meaning 5
the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.