English Explanatory Dictionary

fecundity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Ability to produce offspring.
  2. Ability to cause growth or increase.
  3. Number, rate, or capacity of offspring production.
  4. Rate of production of young by a female.

Pronunciation

/fɪˈkʌndɪtɪ/ en-us-fecundity.ogg

Word forms

fecundity fecundities fœcundity

Etymology

From Latin fēcunditās (“fruitfulness, fertility”), from fēcundus, equivalent to fecund + -ity.

Synonyms

fertileness fertility

Related words

fecund fecundation

Derived words

antifecundity infecundity subfecundity superfecundity
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