fecund

[ˈfekənd]

fecund Definition

• 1. able to produce many babies, young animals, or plants
• 2. producing a lot of new or inventive ideas

Using fecund: Examples

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "fecund" can be used in various situations through the following examples!

• Example

  The soil is very fecund and produces abundant crops.

• Example

  Her fecund imagination generated many creative ideas.

• Example

  The artist's fecund period produced some of his most famous works.

fecund Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms for fecund

• fertile
• productive
• prolific
• fruitful
• generative

Antonyms for fecund

• infertile
• sterile
• unproductive

Phrases with fecund

• fecundity rate

  the number of offspring born per mating pair, individual or population

  Example

  The fecundity rate of rabbits is very high.

• intellectually fecund

  having a mind that produces many new and original ideas

  Example

  The professor's intellectually fecund lectures inspired many students.

• fecundation process

  the process by which an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell

  Example

  The fecundation process usually occurs in the fallopian tubes.

Origins of fecund

from Latin 'fecundus', meaning 'fruitful'

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Summary: fecund in Brief

'Fecund' [ˈfekənd] describes the ability to produce many offspring or new ideas. It can refer to soil, animals, or humans, as in 'The soil is very fecund and produces abundant crops.' 'Fecund' also applies to the mind, as in 'Her fecund imagination generated many creative ideas.'