infecund

[ in-fee-kuh nd, -fek-uh nd ]
/ ɪnˈfi kənd, -ˈfɛk ənd /
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adjective

not fecund; unfruitful; barren.

Origin of infecund

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

Words nearby infecund

infectious polyneuritis, infectious warts virus, infective, infective embolism, infective endocarditis, infecund, infelicitous, infelicity, infer, inference, inferencing

Words related to infecund

sterile, impotent, desolate, arid, parched, impoverished, infertile, empty, hygienic, barren, antiseptic, bleak, futile, unproductive, inadequate, inept, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, paralyzed

British Dictionary definitions for infecund

infecund
/ (ɪnˈfiːkənd) /

adjective

a less common word for infertile

Derived forms of infecund

infecundity (ˌɪnfɪˈkʌndɪtɪ), noun