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infecundity|ɪnfɪˈkʌndɪtɪ|
[ad. L. infēcunditās: see infecund and -ity. Cf. F. infécondité (14th c.).]
Unfruitfulness; barrenness. lit. and fig.
1605Willet Hexapla Gen. 313 Shee grieued rather at her owne infecunditie or barrennesse. 1774Goldsm. Nat. Hist. II. 308 Diminish the number of the other by infecundity. 1818Southey in Q. Rev. XVIII. 30 What he calls the invincible infecundity of the Spaniards in epic poetry. 1823Lingard Hist. Eng. VI. 250 The infecundity of Anne..had hitherto disappointed the king's most anxious wish to provide for the succession to the throne. |