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fertile

/ˈfɝːtaɪl/adjective

Rich enough, as soil or land, to produce plentiful crops or plants.

Example sentences

  • “Farmers prize the fertile land along the river.”
  • “The valley's fertile soil grows some of the best grapes in the country.”

'A fertile imagination' and 'fertile ground for' are set figurative phrases. The noun is 'fertility'; the opposite for land is 'barren' or 'infertile'.

Synonyms for fertile

Antonyms

  • barren
  • infertile
  • arid

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