Fecund

Pronunciation: /ˈfikənd/

Definitions of fecund

adjective intellectually productive or inventive

Example Sentences

A1 The garden is fecund with colorful flowers.

A2 The farmer's fields were fecund with ripe crops.

B1 The artist's mind was fecund with creative ideas.

B2 The scientist's research led to a fecund discovery.

C1 The author's fecund imagination produced many best-selling novels.

C2 The inventor's fecund mind revolutionized the technology industry.

Examples of fecund in a Sentence

formal The fecund soil in the valley allowed for bountiful harvests each year.

informal The garden in our backyard is so fecund, we always have an abundance of fruits and vegetables.

slang That farm is known for having some seriously fecund crops.

figurative Her mind was fecund with creative ideas, constantly generating new concepts and projects.

Grammatical Forms of fecund

• past tense: fecunded
• plural: fecunds
• comparative: more fecund
• superlative: most fecund
• present tense: fecunds
• future tense: will fecund
• perfect tense: have fecunded
• continuous tense: is fecunding
• singular: fecund
• positive degree: fecund
• infinitive: to fecund
• gerund: fecunding
• participle: fecunding

Origin and Evolution of fecund

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'fecund' originated from the Latin word 'fecundus' meaning fruitful or fertile.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'fecund' has retained its original meaning of being fertile or productive, but has also been used more broadly to describe something that is creative or intellectually productive.