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fe·cun·di·ty

(fĭ-kŭn′dĭ-tē)

1. The quality or power of producing abundantly; fruitfulness or fertility.

2. Productive or creative power: fecundity of the mind.

(fɪˈkʌndɪtɪ)

1. fertility; fruitfulness

2. intellectual fruitfulness; creativity

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	fecundity - the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination fruitfulness creative thinking, creativeness, creativity - the ability to create
	2.	fecundity - the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring fertility physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
	3.	fecundity - the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth fruitfulness quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare prolificacy, rankness, fertility, richness - the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness" productiveness, productivity - the quality of being productive or having the power to produce

noun fertility, creativity, inventiveness, fruitfulness, productiveness, fructiferousness an island famous for fecundity and profusion

noun

The quality or state of being fertile:

Translations

[fɪˈkʌndɪtɪ] N → fecundidad f

n (lit, fig) → Fruchtbarkeit f

[fɪˈkʌndɪtɪ] n → fecondità

n. fecundidad, fertilidad.

References in periodicals archive ?

Therefore, the present study deals with the fecundity gene Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15 (BMP15) in Balochi sheep.

The ovine Booroola fecundity gene (FecB) is linked to markers from a region of human chromosome 4q.

Polymorphism of fecundity genes (BMPR1B, BMP15 and GDF9) in the Indian prolific Black Bengal goat.