reproductiveness

The reproductiveness of the rabbits was evident in the large, healthy litter.

Definition

Noun: The quality or state of being reproductive; the capacity or ability to produce offspring, new individuals, or to generate copies or reproductions of something.

Usage Examples

• (The ability to produce offspring.)
• (The capacity to reproduce or multiply.)
• (The ability to generate new plants.)

Advanced Usage

• "reproductiveness in agriculture": the capacity of crops or livestock to yield new generations.

  • Selective breeding aims to enhance the reproductiveness of dairy cattle. (Improving their ability to produce calves.)

• "reproductive success": often measured by reproductiveness in evolutionary biology.

  • The reproductiveness of a population is key to its long-term fitness. (The ability to pass on genes.)

Variants and Related Words

• Reproductive (adj): relating to or capable of reproduction.
  • The reproductive system is essential for reproductiveness. (The system governing reproduction.)
• Reproduce (verb): to produce offspring or copies.
  • Organisms reproduce to maintain reproductiveness. (The act of generating new individuals.)
• Reproduction (noun): the process of producing offspring.
  • Reproduction is the basis of reproductiveness. (The action of reproducing.)

Synonyms

• Fecundity: the ability to produce abundant offspring; fertility.
• Fertility: the quality of being fertile or capable of reproduction.
• Productiveness: the capacity to generate or yield results.

Related Idioms

• "Breed like rabbits": to have a very high rate of reproductiveness.

  • The invasive species breeds like rabbits, threatening local ecosystems. (Reproduces extremely quickly.)

• "Multiply like mushrooms": to increase rapidly in number.

  • Under ideal conditions, the algae multiply like mushrooms, showing remarkable reproductiveness. (Reproduce prolifically.)