fecundity
UK/fi'kʌnditi/US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
n.
Fertility; the ability to produce abundant offspring
繁殖力，多产
n.
Richly productive output, as of ideas or creative work
（创造力、思想的）丰沛，多产
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedfec- is the weakened form of fac (do, make, produce) seen in 'fetus' and 'fecund.' fecundity = the quality of producing abundantly — the root sense 'make' pushed toward biological and creative fertility.
Root fac still carries 273 more wordsWhy It Means This
A literary, slightly grand word. Beyond biology ('the fecundity of rabbits'), writers use it for the teeming productivity of a mind: the fecundity of an artist's imagination.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The region's soil is famous for its fecundity.
- 2.
Critics praised the fecundity of her imagination.