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fruitful
adjective fruit·ful \ˈfrüt-fəl\
: producing a good result : very productive
Full Definition of FRUITFUL
1
a : yielding or producing fruit b : conducive to an abundant yield
2
: abundantly productive <a fruitful discussion>
— fruit·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb
— fruit·ful·ness noun
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First Known Use of FRUITFUL
14th century
Related to FRUITFUL
- Synonyms
- cornucopian, fat, fecund, fructuous, fertile, lush, luxuriant, productive, prolific, rich
- Antonyms
- barren, dead, infertile, sterile, unfertile, unfruitful, unproductive
Synonym Discussion of FRUITFUL
fertile, fecund, fruitful, prolific mean producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit. fertile implies the power to reproduce in kind or to assist in reproduction and growth <fertile soil>; applied figuratively, it suggests readiness of invention and development <a fertile imagination>. fecund emphasizes abundance or rapidity in bearing fruit or offspring <a fecund herd>. fruitful adds to fertile and fecund the implication of desirable or useful results <fruitful research>. prolific stresses rapidity of spreading or multiplying by or as if by natural reproduction <a prolific writer>.
FRUITFULNESS Defined for Kids
fruitful
adjective fruit·ful \ˈfrüt-fəl\
Definition of FRUITFUL for Kids
1
: very productive <a fruitful soil>
2
: bringing results <a fruitful idea>
— fruit·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb
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