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    infecund
    /ɪnˈfɛk(ə)nd/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a woman or female animal) having low or zero fecundity; unable to bear children or young.

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  2. Infecund definition: not fecund; unfruitful; barren.. See examples of INFECUND used in a sentence.

  3. infecund in British English. (ɪnˈfiːkənd ) adjective. a less common word for infertile. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. infecundity (ˌɪnfɪˈkʌndɪtɪ ) noun.

  4. Infecund is an adjective that means incapable of producing offspring or fertile. It comes from Middle English and has not been fully revised by OED.

  5. Definition of infecund in English:. cite. infecund

  6. Infecund noun. Unfruitful; infertile. Etymology: infæcundus, Latin. How safe and agreeable a conservatory the earth is to vegetables, is manifest from their rotting, drying, or being rendered infecund in the waters, or the air; but in the earth their vigour is long preserved. William Derham, Physico-Theology.

  7. As regards met and unmet need for contraception, women who were pregnant, infecund or post-menopausal were defined as "not exposed to pregnancy", ([dagger]) while women with potential contraceptive need were those who did not want a child within the next two years who were "exposed to pregnancy".

  8. the inability of the female to conceive, due to inadequacy in structure or function of the genital organs. Synonym (s): infecundity. Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012.