Antonyms of noun fertility

1 of 3 senses of fertility

Sense 2
fertility, fecundity -- (the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring)
       Antonym of infertility (Sense 1)
      => sterility, infertility -- (the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fertility

3 senses of fertility

Sense 1
birthrate, birth rate, fertility, fertility rate, natality -- (the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year)
       => rate -- (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected")

Sense 2
fertility, fecundity -- (the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring)
       => physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition -- (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

Sense 3
richness, rankness, prolificacy, fertility -- (the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness")
       => fruitfulness, fecundity -- (the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth)

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