| NOUN | time | fertility, birthrate, birth rate, fertility rate, natality | the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area |
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| state | fertility, fecundity | the state of being fertile | |
| attribute | fertility, richness, rankness, prolificacy | the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth |
| Sounds | fertih'lahtiy; fertih'lihtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year. | |
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| Synonyms | birthrate, birth rate, fertility rate, natality | |
| Broader | rate | A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit |
| Spanish | fertilidad, índice de natalidad, natalidad, tasa de natalidad | |
| Catalan | índex de natalitat, natalitat, taxa de natalitat | |
| Meaning | The state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring. | |
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| Synonym | fecundity | |
| Attributes | fertile | capable of reproducing |
| sterile, unfertile, infertile | incapable of reproducing | |
| Broader | physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition | The condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
| Opposite | sterility, infertility | The state of being unable to produce offspring |
| Spanish | fecundidad, fertilidad | |
| Catalan | fertilitat | |
| Adjectives | fertile | capable of reproducing |
| fertile | bearing in abundance especially offspring | |
| Meaning | The property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth. | |
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| Synonyms | richness, rankness, prolificacy | |
| Broader | fruitfulness, fecundity | The quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth |
| Spanish | fertilidad, proliferación, riqueza | |
| Catalan | fertilitat, proliferació, riquesa | |
| Adjectives | fertile | marked by great fruitfulness |
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