FECUNDITY Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

fecundity

noun

Definition of fecundity

as in fertility

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Recent Examples of fecundity But those who crowded into Krasner’s 1958 show at Martha Jackson’s New York gallery, her first since Pollock’s death, encountered her Earth Green series—paintings that exploded in vibrant color and exuded life, sensuality, fecundity, and freedom. — Mary Gabriel, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026 But the fecundity of the land is no match for the Trasks’ failure to flourish. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026 Because of hijras’ ability to confer fecundity as devoted representatives of the mother goddess Bahuchara Mata, they are frequently invited to bless newborn boys and perform at their homes by dancing and singing. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026 But amidst said lots and open spaces are acres of marsh and flooded forests, and the Audubon Louisiana Nature Center stands apart as a place to interpret all this fecundity. — Outside, 17 Feb. 2026 Misconstrued by many as something akin to an extended Henny Youngman routine, Portnoy’s Complaint more closely resembled, according to Albert Goldman, the comedic world of adolescent Roth and his buddies, with its audacity, ferocity, originality, and sheer fecundity. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025

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The ruling had created legal and criminal liability risks for fertility doctors.

— Kim Jackson, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
Experts say forever chemicals can have a major impact on your health, compromising immunity, decreasing fertility, causing developmental delays in children and increasing the risk of certain kinds of cancers.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of fertility

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The complaint said Alfozan queried a productivity tool to ask about meeting rooms where company leadership met and where external company partners would meet.

— Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Productivity and General Performance Tests We challenge Googlebooks' productivity power with three overall performance benchmarks, two browser-based and one in an Android app.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of productivity

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