Noun: fecundity fi'kún-di-tee
- The state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
"The fecundity of the rabbits led to a population explosion";
- fertility
- The quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth
"The fecundity of her imagination led to numerous creative ideas";
- fruitfulness
- 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