fertility

[fer-til-i-tee] / fərˈtɪl ɪ ti /

NOUN

readiness to bear, produce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

potency pregnancy productivity virility

STRONG

abundance copiousness fecundity fruitfulness gravidity luxuriance plentifulness productiveness prolificacy puberty pubescence richness

WEAK

feracity generative capacity prolificity uberty

Antonyms

STRONG

lack

WEAK

aridity childlessness emptiness infertility sterility

Example Sentences

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Because Social Security is financed on a pay-as-you-go basis, fertility projections directly shape estimates of the program’s long-run solvency.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

“The Trustees’ fertility assumptions are not a technical footnote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Chemotherapy can cause fatigue, nausea, hair loss, a weakened immune system and fertility issues.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The long downward slope of fertility over the past century suggests that population decline may accelerate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

My fertility was none of his business, anyway.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

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