fecundity
fe·cun·di·ty
плодовитость, плодородие
Fruchtbarkeit, Fertilität, Fortpflanzungsfähigkeit, Schöpfungskraft
Ability to produce offspringAbility to produce offspring.
UK/fɪˈkʌndɪtɪ/US/fɪˈkʌndətɪ/
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)Ability to produce offspring.
Fruchtbarkeit, Fertilität, Fortpflanzungsfähigkeit
плодови́тостьplodovítostʹ
(uncountable, usually)Ability to cause growth or increase.
Fruchtbarkeit, Fertilität, Produktivität
плодоро́диеplodoródije
(uncountable, usually)Number, rate, or capacity of offspring production.
Fruchtbarkeit, Fertilität
плодови́тостьplodovítostʹ
(uncountable, usually)Rate of production of young by a female.
плодови́тостьplodovítostʹ
More definitions
- the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination
- the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth
- the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
ability to produce offspring:
ability to cause growth:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
ability to produce offspring:
ability to cause growth:
Origin
From Latin fēcunditās (“fruitfulness, fertility”), from fēcundus, equivalent to fecund + -From Latin fēcunditās (“fruitfulness, fertility”), from fēcundus, equivalent to fecund + -ity.
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Forms
plural: fecundities| Singular | fecundity |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonymsability to produce offspring:fertilenessfertility
Close in meaning
- the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination:fruitfulness
- the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth:fruitfulness
- the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring:fertility
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable