fecundity

Definitions

The ability to produce an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertility.

The quality of being intellectually productive or inventive.

Examples

The fecundity of the soil in the river valley allows farmers to harvest three crops per year.

Scientists are studying the fecundity of the species to determine if the population is recovering.

Her artistic fecundity was remarkable, as she produced dozens of paintings during her short career.

Synonyms

fertility fruitfulness productiveness prolificacy abundance plentifulness richness

Antonyms

sterility infertility barrenness unproductiveness infecundity impotence futility