transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfər-t ə l ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin fertilis, from ferre to carry, bear — more at bear
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : producing or bearing fruit in great quantities : productive
b. : characterized by great resourcefulness of thought or imagination : inventive
a fertile mind
c. obsolete : plentiful
2.
a.
(1) : capable of sustaining abundant plant growth
fertile soil
(2) : affording abundant possibilities for growth or development
damp bathrooms are fertile ground for fungi — Consumer Reports
a fertile area for research
b. : capable of growing or developing
a fertile egg
c.
(1) : capable of producing fruit
(2) of an anther : containing pollen
(3) : developing spores or spore-bearing organs
d. : capable of breeding or reproducing
3. : capable of being converted into fissionable material
fertile uranium 238
• fer·tile·ly -t ə l-(l)ē adverb
• fer·tile·ness -t ə l-nəs noun
Synonyms:
fertile , fecund , fruitful , prolific mean producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit. fertile implies the power to reproduce in kind or to assist in reproduction and growth
fertile soil
applied figuratively, it suggests readiness of invention and development
a fertile imagination
fecund emphasizes abundance or rapidity in bearing fruit or offspring
a fecund herd
fruitful adds to fertile and fecund the implication of desirable or useful results
fruitful research
prolific stresses rapidity of spreading or multiplying by or as if by natural reproduction
a prolific writer