fertile mind

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• fertile — fertile, fecund, fruitful, prolific mean having or manifesting the power to produce fruit or offspring. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are observable in their corresponding nouns fertility, fecundity, fruitfulness,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Fertile — Fer tile (? or ?; 277), a. [L. fertilis, fr. ferre to bear, produce: cf. F. fertile. See {Bear} to support.] 1. Producing fruit or vegetation in abundance; fruitful; able to produce abundantly; prolific; fecund; productive; rich; inventive; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fertile — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin fertilis, from ferre to carry, bear more at bear Date: 15th century 1. a. producing or bearing fruit in great quantities ; productive b. characterized by… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fertile — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)taɪl, AM t(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Land or soil that is fertile is able to support the growth of a large number of strong healthy plants. ...fertile soil. ...the rolling fertile countryside of East Cork. Syn: rich Derived words:… …   English dictionary

• fertile — fer|tile [ fɜrtl ] adjective * 1. ) fertile land is able to produce good crops or plants a ) a fertile person, animal, or plant is able to produce babies, young animals, or new plants ─ opposite INFERTILE 2. ) a fertile mind or situation is able… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fertile */ — UK [ˈfɜː(r)taɪl] / US [ˈfɜrt(ə)l] adjective 1) fertile land is able to produce good crops or plants 2) a fertile person, animal, or plant is able to produce babies, young animals, or new plants 3) a fertile mind or situation is able to produce… …   English dictionary

• fertile — [ˈfɜːtaɪl] adj 1) fertile land is able to produce good crops or plants 2) a fertile person, animal, or plant is able to produce babies, young animals, or new plants Ant: infertile 3) a fertile mind or situation is able to produce good ideas or… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• fertile — [fʉrt′ l; fʉr′tīl΄] adj. [ME < OFr < L fertilis < stem of ferre, BEAR1] 1. producing abundantly; rich in resources or invention; fruitful; prolific 2. causing or helping fertility [the sun s fertile warmth] 3. able to produce young,… …   English World dictionary

• fertile — fer|tile [ˈfə:taıl US ˈfə:rtl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Latin ferre to carry, bear ] 1.) fertile land or soil is able to produce good crops ▪ 800 acres of fertile cropland 2.) able to produce babies, young animals, or new plants ≠… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• mind — /muynd/, n. 1. (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind. 2. Psychol. the totality of conscious and unconscious… …   Universalium

• mind — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ human ▪ the complex nature of the human mind ▪ conscious, subconscious, unconscious ▪ Our subconscious mind tries to protect us …   Collocations dictionary