Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Fecund

Barren

The most appropriate antonym of the word fecund is barren.

• Fecund means producing or capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth; highly fertile.
• Barren means not producing offspring or new growth; unable to conceive or bear children.

The other words do not have the opposite meaning of fecund.

• Polite means having or showing good manners or courtesy.
• Genial means having or showing a cheerful and kindly disposition.
• Rude means having or showing a lack of manners or courtesy.