fertility

fer·til·i·ty

noun \(ˌ)fər-ˈti-lə-tē\

Definition of FERTILITY

1

: the quality or state of being fertile

2

: the birthrate of a population

Examples of FERTILITY

1. She studied the effects of pollution on the fertility of the local fish population.
2. The doctor ordered a test of his fertility.
3. The area is known for its soil fertility.
4. the fertility of his imagination

First Known Use of FERTILITY

15th century

Rhymes with FERTILITY

ability, agility, anility, civility, debility, docility, ductility, facility, fragility, futility, gentility, gracility, hostility, humility, lability, mobility, motility, nobility, nubility, scurrility, sectility, servility, stability, sterility, suability, tactility, utility, vagility, virility