Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

infecund

Adjective

in-FEK-uhnd

Definition

Not able to produce offspring; barren or unfruitful.

Examples

The infecund fields lay barren after years of neglect.
She felt her infecund ideas were stifling her creativity.
Many animals in the wild experience infecund periods due to environmental changes.

Meaning

Infecund refers to the inability to reproduce or generate new life. It can apply to living organisms as well as be used metaphorically to describe ideas or creativity that do not yield results.