FERTILITY Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

fertility

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Definition of fertility

as in fecundity

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Recent Examples of fertility Bochantin plans on majoring in biochemistry and wants to become a fertility doctor. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026 Inevitably, though, Sussman touches on what societies might do, or have tried to do, in order to arrest falling fertility. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Then there’s the burgeoning labor force, a result of the population swelling after a decline in infant mortality and increase in fertility rates, yielding a cohort of young people, many of whom speak English. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 The key themes now are romance, dating, children or fertility, expression or hobbies—so one of these could be taking steps forward, but also sending you mixed messages about where. — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fertility

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But the fecundity of the land is no match for the Trasks’ failure to flourish.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026
Because of hijras’ ability to confer fecundity as devoted representatives of the mother goddess Bahuchara Mata, they are frequently invited to bless newborn boys and perform at their homes by dancing and singing.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026

Definition of fecundity

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Lower-ticket maintenance items have held steadier in sales, which can help to prop up the top line, but the per-store productivity weakened even where top-line sales looked flat, Graff said.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
The productivity gains add up when AI systems can wrangle more than three-quarters of worker requests—with no human touch required.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of productivity

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