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Fecundity: meaning, example and synonyms

Fecundityn. The capacity to produce abundantly, whether offspring, crops, or new ideas; fertility.

Flashcard for Fecundity (noun): the capacity to produce abundantly, whether offspring, crops, or new ideas; fertility. Example: The ecologists attributed the delta's remarkable fecundity to annual floods that spread a fresh layer of silt across fields otherwise depleted by intensive farming. Synonyms: fertility, productivity, fruitfulness, richness. Antonyms: barrenness, sterility, infertility, unproductiveness. Memory tip: Fecund sounds like 'fe-COUNT-less': too many offspring to count. Illustration: a lush river delta at golden hour with dense rows of crops and fruit trees, an ecologist in a field jacket and boots kneeling to scoop a handful of dark silt.

Example

The ecologists attributed the delta's remarkable fecundity to annual floods that spread a fresh layer of silt across fields otherwise depleted by intensive farming.

Part of speech
noun
Synonyms
fertility, productivity, fruitfulness, richness
Antonyms
barrenness, sterility, infertility, unproductiveness
Memory tip
Fecund sounds like 'fe-COUNT-less': too many offspring to count.

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Question 1

The rainforest's ______ astonishes visiting botanists: fallen fruit carpets the ground year-round, and seedlings crowd into every gap within days of a tree's fall.

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The composer's ______ was legendary; in a single decade she produced eleven symphonies, four operas, and hundreds of songs, many written in just a few days.

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