FECUND


Meaning of FECUND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfe-kənd, ˈfē- ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin fecundus — more at feminine

Date: 15th century

1. : fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific

2. : intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree

a fecund imagination

Synonyms: see fertile

• fe·cun·di·ty fi-ˈkən-də-tē, fe- noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.