infecund

[ in-fee-kuhnd, -fek-uhnd ]
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adjective
  1. not fecund; unfruitful; barren.

Origin of infecund

1
1375–1425; late Middle English infecounde<Latin infēcundus.See in-3, fecund

Other words from infecund

  • in·fe·cun·di·ty [in-fi-kuhn-di-tee], /ˌɪn fɪˈkʌn dɪ ti/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for infecund

infecund

/ (ɪnˈfiːkənd) /


adjective
  1. a less common word for infertile

Derived forms of infecund

  • infecundity (ˌɪnfɪˈkʌndɪtɪ), noun

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