Definition of NATALITY

natality

Plural: natalities

Noun

  • The birth rate of a population.
  • the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
  • The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
  • The human ability to create new ideas, institutions and frameworks out of nothing.

Examples

  • The natality of new playable words seemed low, leaving me with few options.

Origin / Etymology

From French natalité. Philosophical usage introduced by Hannah Arendt.

Synonyms

birth rate, birthrate, fertility, fertility rate

Scrabble Score: 11

natality: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
natality: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
natality: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

natality: valid Words With Friends Word