FECUND

fecund

(adjective) capable of producing offspring or vegetation

fecund, fertile, prolific

(adjective) intellectually productive; ā€œa prolific writerā€; ā€œa fecund imaginationā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

fecund (comparative more fecund, superlative most fecund)

(formal) Highly fertile; able to produce offspring.

(figuratively) Leading to new ideas or innovation.

Synonyms

• (highly fertile): fertile

• (leading to new ideas or innovation): fertile, productive, prolific

Source: Wiktionary


Fec"und, a. Etym: [L. fecundus, from the root of fetus: cf. F. fƩcond. see Fetus.]

Definition: Fruitful in children; prolific. Graunt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 February 2025

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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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