Meaning & use
fecundity
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The ability to produce abundant offspring, fruit, or new growth; fertility or productiveness.
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Scientists studied the fecundity of the species to predict how quickly the population would recover.
The novel's imaginative fecundity produced dozens of vivid, original characters.
A note on using this word
While often used biologically, "fecundity" also extends metaphorically to describe a rich, prolific creative output, as in "the fecundity of her imagination."
Words with a similar meaning
fertilityproductiveness
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Words with an opposite meaning
sterilitybarrenness
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