fecund
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adjective \ˈfe-kənd, ˈfē-\Definition of FECUND
1
: fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
2
: intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree <a fecund imagination>
— fe·cun·di·ty \fi-ˈkən-də-tē, fe-\ noun
See Examples of FECUND
- 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>
Origin of FECUND
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin fecundus — more at feminine
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to FECUND
- Synonyms
- cornucopian, fat, fertile, fructuous, fruitful, lush, luxuriant, productive, prolific, rich
- Antonyms
- barren, dead, infertile, sterile, unfertile, unfruitful, unproductive
See Synonym Discussion at fertile
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Rhymes with FECUND
fe·cund
adjective \ˈfek-ənd, ˈfēk-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of FECUND
1
: characterized by having produced many offspring
2
: capable of producing : not sterile or barren
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