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infecundity

infecundity

9.9
Unable to produce ideas, work, or crops
  • noun
  • /ˌɪnfɪˈkʌndɪti/
translation icon : inproductividad
  • Periods of infecundity can be frustrating for artists seeking inspiration.

Examples

  • Critics noted the infecundity of his recent work compared to his earlier, more creative period.

  • The artist's infecundity was evident after years of silence.

  • The infecundity of the soil made farming in the region extremely difficult.

  • Many writers fear infecundity in their later years.

  • The infecundity of the soil in that region resulted in poor crop yields every year.

  • Many artists experience periods of infecundity that can last for months or even years.

  • Her recent struggles with infecundity have led her to seek new forms of creative expression.

Synonyms

barrenness
vsinfecundity
1 8.1

A situation when nothing useful can be produced

covers inability only for creative, intellectual, or physical output
fruitlessness
vsinfecundity
1 7.3

Lack of results or success after effort

points to inability to produce creative, intellectual, or physical output
unproductiveness
vsinfecundity
7.1

Not doing much useful work or making progress

refers specifically to inability to produce creative, intellectual, or physical output
uncreativeness
vsinfecundity
7.5

Not having new ideas or ways of doing things

applies to inability across creative, intellectual, or physical areas
unfruitfulness
vsinfecundity
7.0

A state of not producing useful things like crops or ideas

covers inability to produce creative or intellectual work as well as physical goods

Antonyms

213 3.4

The ability to use imagination to make new ideas or things

productivity
  • Specialized
211 4.0

How much work, goods, or services are produced for the time and effort used

How Productive

productivity
  • Specialized
211 4.0
infecundity
9.9

Surface Forms

infecundity singular
infecundities plural

Morphology

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

Morphologically the word is 'infecund' + '-ity', but the sense is metaphorically extended from literal infertility to creative or intellectual unproductivity.

Etymology

Infecundity comes from in- 'not' and fecund 'fruitful', the simple idea of making new life or things. So infecundity can mean 'not fruitful' in a wider sense, for example soil, work, or ideas that do not produce results.