Spanish Conversation · Level 126
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Spanish word
fecundidad
Pronunciation
IPA/fekundiˈðað/
Meaning
- feminine nounfertility
Example
La fecundidad disminuye con la edad.
Fertility declines with age.
More examples
En muchos países la tasa de fecundidad ha disminuido en las últimas décadas.
In many countries the fertility rate has declined in recent decades.
Core concept
Ability of an organism or population to generate new individuals.
Common phrases
tasa de fecundidad
fertility rate
baja fecundidad
low fertility
Similar words
fertilidad: Individual or population capacity to conceive and bear offspring.
natalidad: Number of births in a population during a specific period; a demographic rate.
Definition in Spanish
Capacidad de un organismo o de una población para producir descendencia; aptitud biológica para generar nuevos individuos.
Word origin
Derives from Latin fecunditas, from fecundus 'fruitful', and is cognate with English fecund.
Usage tips
- Fecundidad is more technical than fertilidad and is common in scientific or demographic contexts, so it is uncommon in casual conversation about having children.
Other meanings
- fruitfulnessnoun
Opposites
- infertilidadinfertilitynoun
- esterilidadsterilitynoun
Related words
- fecundofertileadjective