Definitions for fecundityfɪˈkʌn dɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fe•cundˈfi kʌnd, -kənd, ˈfɛk ʌnd, -ənd(adj.)
producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance; prolific; fruitful.
Category: Ecology
very productive or creative intellectually:
the fecund years of the Italian Renaissance.
Origin of fecund:
1375–1425; late ME fecounde < AF < L fēcundus (see fetus ) +-cundus adj. suffix
fe•cun•di•tyfɪˈkʌn dɪ ti(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
fecundity, fruitfulness(noun)
the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination
fertility, fecundity(noun)
the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
fruitfulness, fecundity(noun)
the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth
Wiktionary
fecundity(Noun)
Ability to produce offspring.
fecundity(Noun)
Ability to cause growth.
fecundity(Noun)
Number, rate, or capacity of offspring production.
fecundity(Noun)
Rate of production of young by a female.
Origin: From fecunditas, from fecundus.
Webster Dictionary
Fecundity(noun)
the quality or power of producing fruit; fruitfulness; especially (Biol.), the quality in female organisms of reproducing rapidly and in great numbers
Fecundity(noun)
the power of germinating; as in seeds
Fecundity(noun)
the power of bringing forth in abundance; fertility; richness of invention; as, the fecundity of God's creative power
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