How do you pronounce fallow?

fallow is pronounced as /ˈfæloʊ/.

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fallow

🌾fallow

adjective

/ˈfæloʊ/

fallible False

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Meaning

plowed but left unseeded; inactive or dormant

Describing land that is left unplanted for a period to restore its fertility, allowing soil to recover nutrients and break pest and disease cycles.

Example Sentences

The farmer left the field fallow for a season to restore its fertility.

Farmers leave their fields fallow to restore soil fertility.

Synonyms

uncultivated, unplanted, dormant, idle

Entry 1

uncultivated, unplanted, dormant, idle

Entry 2

uncultivated, idle

Antonyms

fertile, cultivated, productive

Entry 1

fertile, cultivated, productive

Entry 2

fertile, productive

Collocations

fallow land, fallow period, fallow season

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