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fe·cun·di·ty
\fēˈkəndəd.ē, -dətē, -i\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English fecundite, from Latin fecunditat-, fecunditas, from fecundus fecund + -itat-, -itas -ity
1.
a. : the quality or the power of producing fruit especially in abundance : fruitfulness
< the fecundity of the earth >
b. : productive quality or power
< the fecundity of the pocket-book publishers — James Rorty >
c. : richness of imagination or invention
< the fecundity of Shakespeare's genius >
2.
a. : the power of producing offspring especially in large numbers or the quality that conduces to this : the potential reproductive capacity (as of a hen) as measured by the individual production of mature eggs and sperm
b. : the power of germinating (as in seeds)
c. : the power or quality of increasing rapidly in number or quantity or of being so increased in number or quantity
3. archaic : the power of making fruitful or fertile |