fertility

«fertility» in Mova's school dictionary: how well soil or land can grow plants and crops — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (fertility — uncountable); adjective fertile

meaning for a pupil

1) Fertility is how well soil or land can grow plants and crops. tree →

2) Fertility is a living thing's ability to have babies or young. tree →

3) Fertility of mind means being full of ideas. tree →

sense in the lessons

Geography and farming (fertile soil near rivers like the Nile), science (reproduction), history (ancient fertility goddesses). Health and adult life: fertility treatment. Phrases: soil fertility, fertility of the land, fertility treatment.

examples

• The Nile floods brought fertility to the fields. tree →
• Farmers add compost to improve soil fertility. tree →
• Volcanic soil is famous for its fertility. tree →
• The zoo studies the fertility of its rare tigers. tree →
• Some couples have help from fertility doctors to have a baby. tree →
• Ancient people prayed to gods for the fertility of their crops. tree →
• The Sphinx was an ancient Egyptian divinity, who personified wisdom, and the fertility of nature. tree →

note

Uncountable. Opposite: infertility. Fertile (adjective) vs fertiliser (what you add). Be sensitive: fertility is a private topic for families.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fertility» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.