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fecundity

/fɪˈkʌndɪtɪ/ noun

Latin root: fēcunditās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fecundity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

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

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