English Explanatory Dictionary

fecund

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Highly fertile; able to produce offspring.
  2. Leading to new ideas or innovation.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɛk.ənd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fecund.wav /ˈfi.kənd/

Word forms

fecund more fecund most fecund fœcund

Etymology

From Middle French fécond, from Latin fēcundus (“fertile”), which is related to fētus and fēmina (“woman”).

Synonyms

fruitful battle childing fertile productive prolific

Antonyms

barren infecund unproductive

Related words

fecundity

Derived words

fecundability fecundate fecundation fecundify fecundist fecundize fecundly infecund superfecund unfecund
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