fecundity

noun

fe·​cun·​di·​ty fēˈkəndətē 

-dətē, 

-i

plural -es

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

Word History

Etymology

Middle English fecundite, from Latin fecunditat-, fecunditas, from fecundus fecund + -itat-, -itas -ity

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Rhymes for fecundity

• profundity
• rotundity