Fecund
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɛk.ənd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Fecund is an adjective meaning (formal) Highly fertile; able to produce offspring.
Meaning
(formal) Highly fertile; able to produce offspring.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) Leading to new ideas or innovation.
Example Sentences
The druids […] believed that mistletoe could make barren animals fecund, and that it was an antidote to all poisons.
This idea of Aristotle's has proved marvellously fecund; and in truth it is the only idea covering quite the whole area of cenoscopy that has shown any marked uberosity.
The number of children per woman depends, as has been said, on biological and social factors which determine: (1) the frequency of births during a woman's fecund period, and (2) the portion of the fecund period--between puberty and menopause--effectively utilized for reproduction.
Synonyms for fecund
Depending on context, synonyms include fruitful, battle, childing, fertile, productive, prolific.
Antonyms for fecund
Common opposites include barren, unproductive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prolific, productive, fertile, fruitful, child-bearing, vibrant.
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