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fecund

fe·cund

UK/ˈfɛk.ənd/ US/ˈfɛk.ənd/ uncommon formal

adjective

1.

capable of producing offspring or vegetation

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2.

intellectually productive

  • “a prolific writer”
  • “a fecund imagination”
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Origin

From Middle French fécond, from Latin fēcundus (“fertile”), which is related to fētus and fēmina (“woman”).

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