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Noun: fecundity  fi'kún-di-tee
  1. The state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
    "The fecundity of the rabbits led to a population explosion";
    - fertility
     
  2. The quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth
    "The fecundity of her imagination led to numerous creative ideas";
    - fruitfulness
     
  3. The intellectual productivity of a creative imagination
    "The author's fecundity was evident in her prolific output of novels";
    - fruitfulness

Derived forms: fecundities

See also: fertile, infertile, sterile, unfertile

Type of: creative thinking, creativeness, creativity, physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state, quality

Antonym: barrenness, sterility

Encyclopedia: Fecundity