infecund

[ in-fee-kuhnd, -fek-uhnd ]

adjective

1. not fecund; unfruitful; barren.

infecund

/ ˌɪnfɪˈkʌndɪtɪ; ɪnˈfiːkənd /

adjective

1. See infertile
   a less common word for infertile

Derived Forms

• infecundity, noun

Other Words From

• in·fe·cun·di·ty [in-fi-, kuhn, -di-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of infecund¹

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

Related Words

• helpless
• inadequate
• incapable
• incompetent
• ineffective
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• inept
• paralyzed
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