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Definition of "fecund" []

  • Capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful. (adjective)
  • Marked by intellectual productivity. See Synonyms at fertile. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "fecund" in a sentence
  • "When those selected Tweets can then be cross-referenced with other sets of data from outside Twitter - that's when the word fecund starts feeling inadequate."
  • "-- Kevin Federline can't be "fecund" unless women are always impregnating him."
  • "Its unbelievable- monster houseplants towered over me and 'fecund' is really the best word to use in describing the rain forest."