fertility
(noun)
noun
1. the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
Similar word(s): birthrate, natality
Definition categories: time, rate
2. the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
Similar word(s): fecundity
Definition categories: state
3. the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
Similar word(s): prolificacy, rankness, richness
Definition categories: attribute, fecundity, fruitfulness
Sentences with fertility as a noun:
- Muckspreading increases the fertility of the soil.