fruitful
[froot-fuh l]
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Origin of fruitful
Synonyms
See more synonyms for fruitful on Thesaurus.com1, 3. See productive.
Antonyms
1. barren.
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Examples from the Web for fruitful
Contemporary Examples
These are all fruitful options to pursue for any atheist interested in challenging the immoral stereotypes we have.
Loud, Proud, and Atheist: ‘Openly Secular’ Encourages Nonbelievers to Come Out of the ClosetVlad Chituc
September 25, 2014
After a fruitful year (earning $81 total) he expanded his enterprise.
That marked the beginning of a fruitful long-term relationship with his Ethiopian clients.
Then, defying all logic, it somehow blossomed into an amazing, fruitful romance.
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Historical Examples
Fruitful seasons have done much to secure it, but they have not done all.
The performance furnished a fruitful harvest for the life-savers.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
As Shakespeare is the amplest of poets, so were theirs the most fruitful of courts.
Albert DurerT. Sturge Moore
O why should such glorious qualifications be the fruitful source of woe!
The Letters of Robert BurnsRobert Burns
No human repentance is enough to equalise deadly sin and be fruitful.
Albert DurerT. Sturge Moore
fruitful
- bearing fruit in abundance
- productive or prolific, esp in bearing offspring
- causing or assisting prolific growth
- producing results or profitsa fruitful discussion
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Word Origin and History for fruitful
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