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fertility

/fəˈtɪləti/noun

उच्चारण फ़टिलटी

उर्वरता, उपजाऊपन; प्रजनन-क्षमता

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    the quality of land that makes plants grow well; the ability of a person or animal to have babies

    उर्वरता, उपजाऊपन; प्रजनन-क्षमता

    • the fertility of the Gangetic plain
    • Soil fertility falls when farmers grow the same crop year after year.
    • Floods bring silt that improves the fertility of the river plains.
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    • Farmers use manure to restore the fertility of tired soil.
    • The doctor discussed fertility treatment with the young couple.

    Synonyms fruitfulness productiveness richness fecundity prolificacy

    Opposite infertility barrenness sterility aridity

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Synonyms

fruitfulness productiveness richness fecundity prolificacy

Antonyms

infertility barrenness sterility aridity

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fer·til·i·ty

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Keep the fertile words together: fertile, fecund (formal, very fertile), fruitful, productive, prolific (producing a lot).

उर्वरता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: fertile, fecund (औपचारिक, बहुत उपजाऊ), fruitful, productive, prolific (बहुत अधिक उत्पादन करने वाला)।

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The total fertility rate (TFR, the average number of children per woman) in India has fallen to about 2.0, below the replacement level of 2.1 (National Family Health Survey-5); the Green Revolution increased soil fertility through fertilizers and high-yielding seeds.

भारत की कुल प्रजनन दर (TFR, प्रति स्त्री औसत बच्चे) लगभग 2.0 तक घट गई है, प्रतिस्थापन स्तर 2.1 से नीचे (राष्ट्रीय परिवार स्वास्थ्य सर्वेक्षण-5); हरित क्रांति ने उर्वरकों और अधिक उपज वाले बीजों से मिट्टी की उर्वरता बढ़ाई।