fecund

adjective

fe·cund ˈfe-kənd How to pronounce fecund (audio)

ˈfē-

: fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific

a fecund breed of cattle

: intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree

a fecund imagination

a fecund source of information

fecundity

fi-ˈkən-də-tē How to pronounce fecund (audio)

fe-

noun

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Fecund and its synonyms fruitful and fertile all mean producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit, literally or figuratively. Fecund applies to things that yield offspring, fruit, or results in abundance or with rapidity ("a fecund herd," "a fecund imagination"). Fruitful emphasizes abundance, too, and often adds the implication that the results attained are desirable or useful ("fruitful plains," "a fruitful discussion"). Fertile implies the power to reproduce ("a fertile egg") or the power to assist in reproduction, growth, or development ("fertile soil," "a fertile climate for artists").

Example Sentences

a fecund breed of cattle the Franklin stove, bifocals, and the lightning rod are just a few of the inventions that we owe to the fecund creativity of Benjamin Franklin

Recent Examples on the Web But there’s vitality as well in Anthes’s photos, some of which feature leaves and sprigs in fecund shades of green.

Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 For as fecund as Peak TV has been during the past decade, the glut hasn’t exactly yielded boundless perfection.

Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2022 Also of note: wild creations like topcoats in fecund floral prints, monogram logo jeans that alluded to Canal Street knockoffs and duffle bags with extraneous doodads that looked like rock climbing holds.

Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022 Getting to AltaGracia is a memorable experience in and of itself: travelers fly into San José and take a small prop plane about 90 miles south to the fecund province of Pérez Zeledón.

Jessie Heyman, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2021 The decaying remains of those fecund swamp forests became Alabama’s coal fields, especially throughout Jefferson, Walker, and Tuscaloosa Counties.

Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 1 Dec. 2021 One problem is that fisheries often target what scientists call BOFFFFs: big, old, fat, fecund, female fish.

Matt Reynolds, Wired, 23 Nov. 2021 After beavers almost went extinct by the mid-19th century, fashions shifted and Canada’s fecund beavers rebounded.

New York Times, 20 Nov. 2021 In the several years since his return, however, Beaujard has lavished the two-bedroom home with the full force of his fecund imagination, blending his signature theatricality with a new dose of insouciance.

New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021 See More

单词	fecundity
释义	fecund adjective fe·cund ˈfe-kənd ˈfē- 1 : fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific a fecund breed of cattle 2 : intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree a fecund imagination a fecund source of information fecundity fi-ˈkən-də-tē fe- noun Did you know? Fecund and its synonyms fruitful and fertile all mean producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit, literally or figuratively. Fecund applies to things that yield offspring, fruit, or results in abundance or with rapidity ("a fecund herd," "a fecund imagination"). Fruitful emphasizes abundance, too, and often adds the implication that the results attained are desirable or useful ("fruitful plains," "a fruitful discussion"). Fertile implies the power to reproduce ("a fertile egg") or the power to assist in reproduction, growth, or development ("fertile soil," "a fertile climate for artists"). Synonyms cornucopian fat fertile fructuous fruitful lush luxuriant productive prolific rich See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a fecund breed of cattle the Franklin stove, bifocals, and the lightning rod are just a few of the inventions that we owe to the fecund creativity of Benjamin Franklin Recent Examples on the Web But there’s vitality as well in Anthes’s photos, some of which feature leaves and sprigs in fecund shades of green. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 For as fecund as Peak TV has been during the past decade, the glut hasn’t exactly yielded boundless perfection. Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2022 Also of note: wild creations like topcoats in fecund floral prints, monogram logo jeans that alluded to Canal Street knockoffs and duffle bags with extraneous doodads that looked like rock climbing holds. Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 26 Jan. 2022 Getting to AltaGracia is a memorable experience in and of itself: travelers fly into San José and take a small prop plane about 90 miles south to the fecund province of Pérez Zeledón. Jessie Heyman, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2021 The decaying remains of those fecund swamp forests became Alabama’s coal fields, especially throughout Jefferson, Walker, and Tuscaloosa Counties. Dennis Pillion \| Dpillion@al.com, al, 1 Dec. 2021 One problem is that fisheries often target what scientists call BOFFFFs: big, old, fat, fecund, female fish. Matt Reynolds, Wired, 23 Nov. 2021 After beavers almost went extinct by the mid-19th century, fashions shifted and Canada’s fecund beavers rebounded. New York Times, 20 Nov. 2021 In the several years since his return, however, Beaujard has lavished the two-bedroom home with the full force of his fecund imagination, blending his signature theatricality with a new dose of insouciance. New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin fecundus — more at feminine First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition fecund adjective fe·cund ˈfek-ənd ˈfēk- 1 : characterized by having produced many offspring 2 : capable of producing : not sterile or barren fecundity noun as in fertility Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance fertility fruitfulness productivity productiveness prolificacy prolificity prolificness ingenuity innovativeness creativity creativeness inventiveness resourcefulness imagination ingeniousness cleverness originality imaginativeness talent giftedness invention capableness muse inspiration genius fire Antonyms & Near Antonyms dryness dulness dullness
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