Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postfertile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: post-fer-tile
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

After the end of fertility.

Example Sentences

"According to experts, about 70 percent of women experience hot flashes, weight gain, loss of libido and other symptoms as they transition from their fertile to postfertile years and their hormone levels fluctuate sharply."

Etymology

From post- + fertile.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: post

Questions

What does postfertile mean?: After the end of fertility.
Where does postfertile come from?: From post- + fertile.

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