Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fertility

/fɝˈtɪləti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.78 in modern English

Syllables
fer-til-i-ty
IPA
/fɝˈtɪləti/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.

Uncountable

noun

The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.

Countable

noun

The average number of births per woman within a population.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French fertilité, from Latin fertilitās, equivalent to fertile + -ity.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fɝˈtɪləti/
  • British English: /fə(ɹ)ˈtɪlɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fertilities (plural)

Derived Forms

antifertility autofertility fosmid hyperfertility hypofertility interfertility nonfertility oncofertility overfertility prefertility semifertility subfertility

Phrases

fertility clinic fertility cult fertility drug fertility tourism self-fertility soil fertility

Synonyms

fecundity fertileness richness rankness prolificacy birthrate birth rate fertility rate natality

Antonyms

infertility

Rhymes With

responsibility utility availability capability mobility flexibility reliability hostility volatility nobility feasibility viability

Questions

How do you pronounce fertility?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɝˈtɪləti/.
What does fertility mean?
The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
Where does fertility come from?
From Middle French fertilité, from Latin fertilitās, equivalent to fertile + -ity.

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