1. Qualité de ce qui est fertile.
2. Qualité de ce qui favorise la création ou la procréation.
ETYM Latin fecunditas: cf. French fécondité. Related to Fecund.
The rate at which an organism reproduces, as distinct from its ability to reproduce (fertility). In vertebrates, it is usually measured as the number of offspring produced by a female each year.
The intellectual fruitfulness of a creative imagination; SYN. fruitfulness.
ETYM Latin fertilitas: cf. French fertilité.
The state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring; SYN. fecundity.
An organism's ability to reproduce, as distinct from the rate at which it reproduces (fecundity). Individuals become infertile (unable to reproduce) when they cannot generate gametes (eggs or sperm) or when their gametes cannot yield a viable embryo after fertilization.
The quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth; SYN. fecundity.