fruitful

[ froot-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.

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

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

Origin of fruitful

1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; fruit + -ful

synonym study For fruitful

1, 3. See productive.

Opposites for fruitful

Other words from fruitful

  • fruit·ful·ly, adverb
  • fruit·ful·ness, noun
  • o·ver·fruit·ful, adjective
  • o·ver·fruit·ful·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·fruit·ful·ness, noun

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How to use fruitful in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for fruitful

fruitful

/ (ˈfruːtfʊl) /


adjective
  1. bearing fruit in abundance

  2. productive or prolific, esp in bearing offspring

  1. causing or assisting prolific growth

  2. producing results or profits: a fruitful discussion

Derived forms of fruitful

  • fruitfully, adverb
  • fruitfulness, noun

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