fertility meaning and definition

FERTILITY noun

Definition of fertility (noun)

1. the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
   • synonyms: birth rate, birthrate, fertility rate, natality
2. the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
   • synonyms: fecundity
   • antonym: infertility
3. the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
   • "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness"
   • synonyms: prolificacy, rankness, richness