Fecund vs Fertile - What's the Difference?

Fecund

Fertile

Definitions

Definition as Adjective
  • capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  • intellectually productive
Definition as Adjective
  • capable of reproducing
  • marked by great fruitfulness
  • intellectually productive
  • bearing in abundance especially offspring

Examples

  • "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination"
  • "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
  • "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination"
  • "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree"

Parts of Speech

Adjective
Adjective