different between fertile vs procreative
fertile
English
Etymology
Middle English, from French and Old French fertile, from Latin fertilis (“fruitful, fertile”), from fer? (“I bear, carry”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??ta?l/, /?f??t?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?f??t?l/, /?f??ta?l/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /?f??ta?l/
Adjective
fertile (comparative more fertile, superlative most fertile)
- (of land etc) capable of growing abundant crops; productive
- (biology) capable of reproducing; fecund, fruitful
- (biology) capable of developing past the egg stage
- (physics) Not itself fissile, but able to be converted into a fissile material by irradiation in a reactor.
- There are two basic fertile materials: uranium-238 and thorium-232.
- (of an imagination etc) productive or prolific
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:productive
- fecund
Antonyms
- barren
- infertile
Related terms
- fertilisation, fertilization
- fertilise, fertilize
- fertiliser, fertilizer
- fertility, fertileness
- subfertile
Translations
Further reading
- fertile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- fertile in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- fertile at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- firelet
French
Etymology
From Latin fertilem
Adjective
fertile (plural fertiles)
- fertile
Further reading
- “fertile” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- flétrie
- flirtée
Italian
Etymology
From Latin fertilis, fertilem
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f?r.ti.le/
Adjective
fertile (plural fertili)
- fertile
- Antonym: infertile
Derived terms
- fertilizzare
- fertilmente
Related terms
- fertilità
See also
- fecondo
Further reading
- fertile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
fertile
- nominative neuter singular of fertilis
- accusative neuter singular of fertilis
- vocative neuter singular of fertilis
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procreative
English
Etymology
procreate +? -ive
Adjective
procreative (comparative more procreative, superlative most procreative)
- Having the power to beget; generative.
Italian
Adjective
procreative
- feminine plural of procreativo
Anagrams
- ripercoteva
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- what is procreative autonomy
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