fecundity

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) Ability to produce offspring.
2. (uncountable, usually) Ability to cause growth or increase.
3. (uncountable, usually) Number, rate, or capacity of offspring production.
4. (uncountable, usually) Rate of production of young by a female.

Synonyms

fertility

fruitfulness

productivity

prolificness

productiveness

richness

reproductive capacity

prolificacy

breed fertility

abundance

propagating fecundity

fertile

lucrativeness

reproductive performance

giving birth

abundancy

bearing children

reproductive force

Translations

fécondité

Fruchtbarkeit

fecundidad

fecundidade

fecondità

fertilidad

fertilité

vruchtbaarheid

fertilità

fecunditat

Fertilität

fertilidade

fecondité

γονιμότητα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɪˈkʌndɪtɪ/

Etymology

From Latin fēcunditās (“fruitfulness, fertility”), from fēcundus, equivalent to fecund + -ity.