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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. www.dictionary.com › browse › infecundINFECUND Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINFECUND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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

  4. www.oed.com › dictionary › infecund_adjinfecund, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective infecund is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for infecund is from around 1420, in Palladius on Husbondrie . infecund is a borrowing from Latin.

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    Definition of infecund in English:. cite. infecund

  6. www.definitions.net › definition › infecundWhat does infecund mean? - Definitions.net

    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. www.thefreedictionary.com › infecundInfecund - definition of infecund by The Free Dictionary

    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. medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com › InfecundInfecund | definition of Infecund by Medical dictionary

    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.