fecundity

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination
  2. noun the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
  3. noun the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

fruitfulness

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