fēcundĭtas — Lewis & Short
fēcundĭtas, ātis, f.fecundus,
I fruitfulness, fertility, fecundity (vegetable or animal).
I Lit.
A In gen. (class.):
natura parem legem fecunditatis dixit virentibus atque hominibus ceterisque animalibus,Col. 3, 8, 1:
aquarum inductionibus terris fecunditatem damus,Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 152:
terrarum,id. ib. 2, 5, 13:
agrorum,id. Div. 1, 42, 94:
mulieris,id. Phil. 2, 24, 58:
fecunditatem importare,Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 116:
adferre,id. 28, 19, 77, § 248;
dare,id. 16, 44, 95, § 251:
addere,id. 37, 10, 66, § 178:
corrumpere,id. 10, 59, 79, § 161; 29, 4, 27, § 85.—
B Fēcundĭtas, personified as a deity, Tac. A. 15, 23.—
II Transf., plenty, abundance (post-Aug.):
Gallorum tantae fecunditatis juventus fuit, ut, etc.,Just. 25, 2:
voluminum (Varronis),Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 11.—
III Trop. (rare but class.):
volo se efferat in adolescente fecunditas,luxuriance of style, Cic. de Or. 2, 21, 88: magna animi, Plin. H. N. praef. § 5.