Pants, Nami

Feb 29 2012

One of my least favorite words

fecund |ˈfekənd; ˈfē-|

adjective

producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; fertile : a lush and fecund garden | figurative her fecund imagination. See note at fertile .

technical (of a woman or women) capable of becoming pregnant and giving birth.

DERIVATIVES

fecundity |feˈkəndətē; fiˈkən-| noun

ORIGIN late Middle English : from French fécond or Latin fecundus [fruitful] .