fruitful

[ froot-fuhl ]

/ ˈfrut fəl /

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adjective

producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.

abounding in fruit, as trees or other plants; bearing fruit abundantly.

producing an abundant growth, as of fruit: fruitful soil; fruitful rain.

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

fruitcover, fruitdot, fruited, fruiter, fruiterer, fruitful, fruitfully, fruiting body, fruition, fruitive, fruitless

Origin of fruitful

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at fruit, -ful

SYNONYMS FOR fruitful

1, 3 See productive.

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ANTONYMS FOR fruitful

1 barren.

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Related forms

fruit·ful·ly, adverbfruit·ful·ness, nouno·ver·fruit·ful, adjectiveo·ver·fruit·ful·ly, adverb

o·ver·fruit·ful·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for fruitful

These are all fruitful options to pursue for any atheist interested in challenging the immoral stereotypes we have.
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After a fruitful year (earning $81 total) he expanded his enterprise.
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That marked the beginning of a fruitful long-term relationship with his Ethiopian clients.
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Then, defying all logic, it somehow blossomed into an amazing, fruitful romance.
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And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
The Story of Noah's Ark From the Bible’s Book of Genesis|The Daily Beast|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The offering of the firstborn is only the expression of thankfulness to the Deity for fruitful flocks and herds.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus|G. A. Chadwick
By this path the Hebrew prophet rose to the high and fruitful conceptions which draw men together in responsibility and worship.
Judges and Ruth|Robert A. Watson
Then he was aware of fresh wind and fruitful earth, but as she passed out of sight, he was imprisoned again by stifling furies.
Moor Fires|E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young
Flower gardens and kitchen gardens stretched away into the magnificence of orange trees, shady avenues and fruitful plants.
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Whatever may have been its origin, the war was fruitful of misery to the youthful colony.
The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada|Francis Parkman

British Dictionary definitions for fruitful

fruitful

/ (ˈfruːtfʊl) /

adjective

bearing fruit in abundance

productive or prolific, esp in bearing offspring

causing or assisting prolific growth

producing results or profitsa fruitful discussion

Derived Formsfruitfully, adverbfruitfulness, noun

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Word Origin and History for fruitful

fruitful

adj.

c.1300, of trees, from fruit + -ful. Related: Fruitfully; fruitfulness. Of animals or persons from early 16c.; of immaterial things from 1530s.