Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for fertile. Search instead for Verteile.
Definitions

fertile

[fur-tl, -tahyl] / ˈfɜr tl, -taɪl /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

The war has also had far-reaching consequences abroad, filling camps in neighbouring Thailand and Bangladesh with an exodus of refugees, and creating fertile ground for transnational criminal enterprise.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

That’s ancient history to most of us, making it fertile loam for speculative interpretation.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

Nine days after the Negra Francisca sank, another Ecuadorean fishing boat was trolling the fertile fishing grounds off the Galapagos.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

Modern farming can cover a lot of ground in a short time, but these hundred-acre fields looked as fertile and well-tended as ever.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

We’d fled there many generations before from the highlands of southern Congo during a time of great war and sickness, and settled where the soil was reddish black and fertile as the days were long.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba




Vocabulary lists containing fertile


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training