fecundity

C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships

US /fɪˈkʌndɪti/ UK /fɪˈkʌndɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the ability to produce abundant offspring or fruit; fertility

The valley's soil is famed for its remarkable fecundity.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the ability to produce... fertility fruitfulness productivityprolificacyrichness abundance

Opposites

barrenness sterility infertility unproductiveness

Word family

Related forms fecund fecundate fetus

Etymology

From Old French 'fecundite', from Latin 'fēcunditās' ('fruitfulness'), from 'fēcundus' ('fruitful'), from the Proto-Indo-European root '*dʰeh₁(y)-' ('to suck, suckle, produce'), related to 'fēlīx' and 'fētus'.

fēcunditās Latin fēcundus Latin *dʰeh₁(y)- Proto-Indo-European

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Family & Relationships Word Formation & Derivatives

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# fecundity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /fɪˈkʌndɪti/
**IPA (UK):** /fɪˈkʌndɪti/

## Meanings
1. the ability to produce abundant offspring or fruit; fertility

## Examples
- The valley's soil is famed for its remarkable fecundity.

## Synonyms
- fertility
- fruitfulness
- productivity
- prolificacy
- richness
- abundance

## Antonyms
- barrenness
- sterility
- infertility
- unproductiveness

## Related Forms
- fecund
- fecundate
- fetus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fēcunditās
- Root: fēcundus
- Root: *dʰeh₁(y)-

## Etymology
From Old French 'fecundite', from Latin 'fēcunditās' ('fruitfulness'), from 'fēcundus' ('fruitful'), from the Proto-Indo-European root '*dʰeh₁(y)-' ('to suck, suckle, produce'), related to 'fēlīx' and 'fētus'.

## AI Etymology
Fecundity comes from Old French 'fecundite', from Latin 'fēcunditās' ('fruitfulness'), from 'fēcundus' ('fruitful'), from the Proto-Indo-European root '*dʰeh₁(y)-' ('to suck, suckle, produce'), related to 'fēlīx' and 'fētus'. The etymological trail includes Latin fēcunditās, Latin fēcundus, and Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-. As a noun, fecundity names the ability to produce abundant offspring or fruit; fertility. The same family is visible in related forms such as fecund, fecundate, and fetus.

## Topics
- Family & Relationships
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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