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Definition of fertility noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fertility

noun
 
/fəˈtɪləti/
 
/fərˈtɪləti/
[uncountable]
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  1. the quality in land or soil of making plants grow well
    • the fertility of the soil/land
    • Improve the soil fertility by adding compost.
    • a god of fertility
    opposite infertility
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFertility is used before these nouns:
    • clinic
    • god
    • goddess
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  2. the ability to produce babies, young animals, fruit or new plants
    • Anxiety and stress affect fertility in both men and women.
    • male/female fertility
    • fertility treatment/drugs (= given to a person to help them have a baby)
See fertility in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee fertility in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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