Fertile
11fertile — I adjective arable, bearing offspring freely, creative, fecund, fecundus, feracious, ferax, fertilis, flowering, fructiferous, fructuous, fruitful, imaginative, ingenious, inventive, lush, luxuriant, original, originative, parturient,… …
12fertile — mid 15c., from M.Fr. fertil and directly from L. fertilis bearing in abundance, fruitful, productive, from ferre to bear (see INFER (Cf. infer)). Fertile Crescent (1914) was coined by U.S. archaeologist James H. Breasted (1865 1935) …
13fertile — / fɛrtile/ agg. [dal lat. fertĭlis, der. di ferre produrre ]. 1. [che produce molto, detto spec. del terreno agrario: terra f. ] ▶◀ fecondo, (lett.) ferace, fruttifero, (lett.) pingue, produttivo, ricco, (lett.) ubertoso. ◀▶ arido, improduttivo,… …
14fertile — The standard pronunciation now is tiyl in BrE and tǝl in AmE …
15fertile — [adj] ready to bear, produce abundant, arable, bearing, black, bountiful, breeding, breedy, bringing forth, childing, fecund, feracious, flowering, flowing with milk and honey*, fruitful, generative, gravid, hebetic, loamy, lush, luxuriant,… …
16fertile — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops. 2) (of a person, animal, or plant) able to conceive young or produce seed. 3) productive in generating new ideas. DERIVATIVES fertility noun. ORIGIN… …
17fertile — (fèr ti l ) adj. 1° Qui produit, qui rapporte beaucoup, en parlant de la terre. Terre fertile en blé, en vignes, en oliviers. • Il fallut qu au travail son corps rendu docile, Forçât la terre avare à devenir fertile, BOILEAU Ép. III. • Tu… …
18fertile — 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… …
19fertile — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)taɪl, AM t(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Land or soil that is fertile is able to support the growth of a large number of strong healthy plants. ...fertile soil. ...the rolling fertile countryside of East Cork. Syn: rich Derived words:… …
20FERTILE — adj. des deux genres Fécond, qui produit, qui rapporte beaucoup. Il se dit principalement D un sol cultivé. Champ fertile. Terre fertile. Pays fertile. Fertile en blé, en vin, etc. On dit, dans un sens analogue, Année fertile. Il se dit aussi… …
