French Conversation · Level 43
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French word
fécondité
Pronunciation
IPA/fekɔ̃dite/
Meaning
- feminine nounfertility
Example
La fécondité du sol améliore la qualité des cultures.
The fertility of the soil improves the quality of the crops.
More examples
J'ajoute du compost pour améliorer la fécondité du potager.
I add compost to improve the fertility of the vegetable garden.
Core concept
A productive power that turns fertile ground or living bodies into abundant crops or offspring.
Common phrases
la fécondité du potager
the fertility of the vegetable garden
préserver la fécondité
preserve fertility
Similar words
fertilité: The reproductive ability of an individual or group.
rendement: The amount of crop output or other results generated from resources used.
Definition in French
Capacité d'un sol, d'une plante ou d'un animal à produire en abondance des êtres vivants ou des récoltes.
Word origin
The French noun fécondité continues Latin fecunditas and preserves the sense of fecundus, an adjective for something fertile or prolific.
Usage tips
- For human reproductive contexts, French often uses fertilité rather than fécondité, although fécondité remains possible in formal or demographic language.