FECUNDITY

fruitfulness, fecundity

(noun) the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth

fecundity, fruitfulness

(noun) the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination

fertility, fecundity

(noun) the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fecundity (usually uncountable, plural fecundities)

Ability to produce offspring.

Ability to cause growth.

Number, rate, or capacity of offspring production.

Rate of production of young by a female.

Synonyms

• (ability to produce offspring): fertileness, fertility

Source: Wiktionary


Fe*cun"di*ty, n. Etym: [L. fecunditas: cf. F. fécondité. See Fecund.]

1. The quality or power of producing fruit; fruitfulness; especially (Biol.), the quality in female organisms of reproducing rapidly and in great numbers.

2. The power of germinating; as in seeds.

3. The power of bringing forth in abundance; fertility; richness of invention; as, the fecundity of God's creative power. Bentley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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