fruitful

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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.

Origin of fruitful

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

Related formsfruit·ful·ly, adverbfruit·ful·ness, nouno·ver·fruit·ful, adjectiveo·ver·fruit·ful·ly, adverbo·ver·fruit·ful·ness, noun

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1, 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 Closet
Vlad Chituc
September 25, 2014
After a fruitful year (earning $81 total) he expanded his enterprise.
The Ghost Hotels of the Catskills
Brandon Presser
August 25, 2014
That marked the beginning of a fruitful long-term relationship with his Ethiopian clients.
'Made in China' Now Being Made in Africa
Brendon Hong
August 23, 2014
Then, defying all logic, it somehow blossomed into an amazing, fruitful romance.
'You're the Worst': TV's Best Couple Is Awful and Perfect for Each Other
Jason Lynch
August 21, 2014
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

Historical Examples

Fruitful seasons have done much to secure it, but they have not done all.
United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches
Various
The performance furnished a fruitful harvest for the life-savers.
My Double Life
Sarah Bernhardt
As Shakespeare is the amplest of poets, so were theirs the most fruitful of courts.
Albert Durer
T. Sturge Moore
O why should such glorious qualifications be the fruitful source of woe!
The Letters of Robert Burns
Robert Burns
No human repentance is enough to equalise deadly sin and be fruitful.
Albert Durer
T. Sturge Moore

British Dictionary definitions for fruitful

fruitful

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

adj.

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

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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.

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.

As Shakespeare is the amplest of poets, so were theirs the most fruitful of courts.

O why should such glorious qualifications be the fruitful source of woe!

No human repentance is enough to equalise deadly sin and be fruitful.

fruitful

Word Origin and History for fruitful

adj.

Origin of fruitful