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infecundity

infecundity

9.9
Unable to produce young, for example babies or fruit
  • noun
  • /ˌɪnfɪˈkʌndɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : infecundidad
  • Many couples face infecundity during their attempts to conceive.

Examples

  • The doctor explained her infecundity after the tests.

  • Scientists studied the infecundity of certain plants in the harsh desert climate.

  • The infecundity of the couple was a source of sadness for their family.

  • Economic hardship was worsened by the infecundity of the region's farmland.

  • Many couples face infecundity during their attempts to conceive a child.

  • The infecundity of the region's farmland led to severe food shortages.

  • The infecundity of the plants in the drought-stricken area resulted in little to no fruit yield.

Synonyms

infertility
vsinfecundity
  • Specialized
55 5.7

Not being able to have a baby

is broader and includes failure to produce fruit or young
sterility
vsinfecundity
3 7.0

Not able to have children

is broader because it also covers failure to produce fruit or young
barrenness
vsinfecundity
1 8.1

The state of being unable to have children, often used about a woman

is gender neutral and applies to inability to produce offspring or young
unfruitfulness
vsinfecundity
7.0

A state of not producing useful things like crops or ideas

is focused on biological inability to produce offspring, young, or fruit

Antonyms

111 3.7

A person's or animal's ability to have babies

How Fertile

fecundity
  • Specialized
1 8.8
fertility
111 3.7
infecundity
  • Specialized
9.9
sterility
3 7.0

Surface Forms

infecundity singular
infecundities plural

Morphology

infecundity = infecund (transparent) = in + fecund + ity

This is a regular noun formation from the adjective 'infecund', meaning the state or condition of being infecund.

Etymology

Infecundity comes from the parts in- 'not' and fecund 'fruitful', meaning able to make fruit, plants, or young. So infecundity means 'not fruitful' — the state of being unable to produce children, young, or fruit.