fruitful

American  

[froot-fuhl] / ˈfrut fəl /

adjective

1. producing good results; beneficial; profitable.

   fruitful investigations.

   Antonyms:

   barren

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

3. producing an abundant growth, as of fruit.

   fruitful soil; fruitful rain.

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fruitful British  

/ ˈfruːtfʊl /

adjective

1. bearing fruit in abundance

2. productive or prolific, esp in bearing offspring

3. causing or assisting prolific growth

4. producing results or profits

   a fruitful discussion

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Related Words

See productive.

Other Word Forms

• fruitfully adverb
• fruitfulness noun
• overfruitful adjective
• overfruitfully adverb
• overfruitfulness noun

Etymology

Origin of fruitful

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

Example Sentences

So far, Vanguard’s efforts on that front have been fruitful.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

If the talks are fruitful, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen could visit Australia later this month.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Despite their recent sad-sack reputation, small caps have long been a fruitful part of the market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Plenty of working families are raising children and having fruitful social lives on median incomes or even less: Living thriftily is not the same as living penuriously or meanly.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

They could best understand her, too, who was worshiped, not like other gods by the bloody sacrifices men liked, but in every humble act that made the farm fruitful.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Related Words

• advantageous
• beneficial
• conducive
• effective
• profitable
• rewarding
• successful
• useful
• worthwhile